A B A hookup of SD45-2's on a train to the Indiana Harbor Belt's Riverdale Yard.

IHB GP40-2's 4014 and 4013 roar through Blue Island, leading the CL1.

Transfer run, with C&O caboose

IAIS 504 heads back south through Blue Island.

A BIG thanks goes out to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railway for letting the SP 4449 to run on their rails on extremely short notice. After cutting away from its passenger train at CP 502, the SP 4449... (more)

The daily Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight prepares to depart Burr Oak Yard with #511 leading the two business cars.

The IHB autorack job is lead by a solo BNSF gevo through Blue Island during the golden hour of sunlight.

This was an awesome surprise to kick off what would be an even more amazing evening at Blue Island.

The railroad with the unique nose hauls a Bensenville bound manifest (CL1 [?]) through the famous Blue Island junction. To give an idea of how active the line was, the manifest took 11 minutes to ... (more)

Blue Island to Evans Yard crosses Broadway, then backs up onto the spur leading into the yard.

Wait, a second Metra on the IHB? Huh? A Metra/Amtrak office special to drum up support for the CREATE program is about to slam the diamonds at Blue Island crossing. The train, on a tour of CREATE ... (more)