A nice collection of EMD's bask in the morning sunlight at GM Yard in Hodgkins. This is L CHI104, the local from Galesburg to Hodgkins. Typically, the power on 104 handles the duties of the night ... (more)

On a sunny afternoon in Lockport, the 4 day a week L CHI105 hustles west with a "skittles" lash-up. Leading the way is an H4 SD40-2, followed by a Cascade green SD40-2, a Heritage 1 GP50... (more)

After making its departure from the nearby BRC Clearing Yard, Y HOD303 utilizes the IHB Mainline as it crosses the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, just west of Canal. Not far up ahead, the train wi... (more)

On a warm evening, Y JOL202 slowly makes its way down the "51 Lead" with a Cascade green SD60M pointing the shove move. With a unit at each end, the crew will work the various industries... (more)

The Burlington Junction Railway crew begins the day's work in Montgomery as they gather their train to take to the local industries. BJRY MP15AC 1521 has the honors today.

It was a morning for the oldies at Clyde Yard. A Bluebonnet GP60/H1 GP38 combo works a cut of stacks, while a pair of Cascade green GP's work a cut of baretables in the background. The Cascade gre... (more)

The famous bridges of Blue Island Junction stand over the Cal Sag Channel as IHB NA11 makes its way by the old interlocking tower with IHB 4015 and 3861. The 3861 is the last remaining SD38-2 on I... (more)

IHB NA11, the Blue Island to Bensenville transfer, makes its way west across the CSX Chicago Heights Sub at Harvey Junction. A pair of fan favorite Harbor GP40-2's lead the way as they pass by Sol... (more)

BNSF GP50 3167 and GP60 167, both still wearing Santa Fe blue and yellow, team up to switch the east end of Clyde Yard in Cicero. In the process, they meet an outbound Metra train, making its way ... (more)

On a sunny afternoon in the windy city, a pair of BNSF GP23ECO's shove a cut of cars into their Western Avenue Yard. Both units were built as ATSF GP38's in 1970 and look quite sharp in their H4 p... (more)

Kirk Yard's east end hump jobs can always be counted upon to have interesting power. GTW SD40-2 5936, GTW SD40-3 5950 and EJE SD38-2 662 have control this morning as they slowly make their shove m... (more)

NS 12N derailed in Gary, IN on the morning of December 23rd, 2020. Reports said that a total of 20 cars were on the ground with no injuries. Will 2020 ever end?

We're at the National Railway Equipment's facility in Dixmoor as the scrapper is hard at work, taking apart Illinois Central SW14 #1435. USSX SW1200RS #59's tragic end would follow within 24 hours... (more)

A trio of Gary Railway's SW1200's shuffle coke cars around their massive facility in Gary, Indiana. All three units are former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and still wear EJ&E paint. Not that you can t... (more)

While waiting around for the BC Rail heritage unit at Ackerville, WSOR L249 made its departure for Milwaukee. The chase was on to nearby Richfield. A trio of GP38-2's are wide open in run 8 as the... (more)