A pair of former Family Lines U-Boats heads south toward Barr Yard. Tom Golden photo.

The Blue Island Switcher works on a dreary day, switching cars in Evans Yard (hidden behind the train and trees.

BNSF 6789 leads a late-running IHBGAL west through Blue Island.

CSX 173 leads a intermodal train west through Blue Island.

Metra 208 leads a outbound past Blue Island tower.

Outbound commuter train rolls past stored Rock Island freight cars at the Burr Oak yard a year after the Rock's demise.

Action at Blue Island Junction is dominated by CSX as a southbound intermodal heads toward Barr Yard while a caboose hop heads north to the BRC to pick up a transfer from Clearing Yard on a foggy ... (more)

CNW 8701 & 8646 are still chugging along, this time on a Proviso - Markham transfer coming through Blue Island as a northbound vehicle train on the Harbor goes by.

A pair of ancient BN SD9s head north out of the Indiana Harbor Belt's Blue Island Yard with a cut of gondolas loaded with fresh Northwest Indiana steel. Tom Golden photo.

Metra 407 shoves train 210 north out of Blue Island station on a clear February day.

eastbound CSX transfer run crossing over from IHB trackage to exB&OCT trackage at Blue Island Jct

northbound SOO train using IHB trackage rights Blue Island Jct, IL