The Union Pacific's North Local rolls across the Kankakee River in Wilmington. A pair of Cotton Belt (SSW) painted GP60's provide the power, creating a very cool scene for 2014!

A pair of Dash 9's, H2 and H1, highball east through the Kankakee River backwaters. Running at 70 MPH, this train is hot for Willow Springs, IL.

A meet occurs at the Kankakee River backwaters as Warbonnet #710 shoves on the rear of a westbound stack train out of LPC, while a quad of elephant style GEVO's are inbound to LPC. One of those mo... (more)

The UP's North Local shoves into the plant at Prairie Creek to make a pickup. In charge is a Cotton Belt (SSW) painted GP60, followed by a UP GP38-2. Built as the SSW 9662 in October of 1989, this... (more)

The North Local heads south through Wilmington, crossing the Kankakee River. Leading the way is a GP60 in classic Cotton Belt (SSW) colors. Big thanks to Tom Heher for the heads up!

The crew talks things over, as they prepare to shove back east to the 51 Lead in Channahon after dropping off seven cars in the siding at CP 527. Got to love seeing BN Green on the point!

A pair of GP38-2's shove their Y JOL101 east.

Y JOL101 shoves back east down the Pequot Main, heading for the industries surrounding Logistics Park.

This is the last Christmas day the old Chicago & Alton Depot will see as its days are numbered just weeks before being torn down. Now it has been reduced to a pile of rubble after efforts have fai... (more)

The Cloudy day set the mood as the Old Chicago & Alton Depot was demolished today. Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Wilmington, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: N/A
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 07, 2012

With new money allocated for the new high speed project on the UP's Joliet to St Louis line, one of the project is to improve the curve thru Wilmington, MP 52. With that improvement the UP plans t... (more)

A 14 year effort to preserve the Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot has come to end. Union Pacific has put the demolition project out to bid, it is now a matter of time before it comes down. One of t... (more)

An old spur track from the Chicago & Alton Railroad that once led to the depot in the background is said to be the oldest Depot in Illinois. On May 5, 1865, Lincolns funeral train made an attempt ... (more)

A BNSF ACe and an Executive SD70MAC highball west down the Transcon.

Heritage I C44-9W 1119 leads a KCS AC4400CW westbound on the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision, on a windy autumn day.