IC 1007 and IC 1035 are in charge of the L515 as it departs Markham Yard en-route to Gary Indiana.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's round the bend with a string of empty ore hoppers as they head into the harbor in Conneaut, Ohio at the north end of the Bessemer Sub. The train will pass through... (more)

IC SD70's are still holding strong in the Chicagoland area working on various locals around the region.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's lead an ore train southbound through the Sandy control point at KO Junction in Osgood, Pennsylvania. The loaded train is taking the High Line to bypass Greenville... (more)

Up flying with the birds as the IC 1020 leads the L509 south through Plainfield Illinois.

IC 1027 takes the afternoon off on a beautiful fall day.

Back when I started for CN in 2004, the locals between Waterloo and Fort Dodge would meet mid-day around the Webster City/Williams area and swap trains. The jobs this day meet here at Webster City... (more)

Solid black IC consists were the new normal in the early 2000's once CN took over. The IC SD40's seem to be the main stay power for Iowa, along with a few SD70's. CN power wasn't as common, and if... (more)

I believe I was on the way to work at Marquette and happened to time out this meet at the west end of the Beth Siding back in 1999. A westbound IC train is working towards Waterloo at sunrise. The... (more)

Running on an inverted schedule, the southbound B&LE ore train makes an appearance at Russelton shortly after sunrise. This would be one of the last runs with the IC trio before the big CN DPU pow... (more)

Power for the L509 is tied up for the day at Joliet Yard.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's lead a loaded ore train south on the CN Bessemer Sub, passing through the MD North control point near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. This control point features a u... (more)

Illinois Central SD70 number 1025 and CN SD60 number 5447 sit in CSX's Goodman Street yard awaiting pickup by the Rochester & Southern to take them to AMP in Dansville for servicing.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound ore past the searchlight at the 115.2 on the former B&LE mainline.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound ore across the viaduct at Osgood, PA as Fall colors start to work into western Pennsylvania