A pair of CSX SD70MACe's are in charge of westbound train B844 as they await permission from the dispatcher to proceed at East Curtis. On the NS side of things, a westbound vehicle train is highba... (more)

Bluebonnet GP60 169 and Smurfed GP38-2 2042 lead their pickup out of Suncast in Batavia. They will now begin the short trip through the forest and back to their train on the West Chicago Branch.

A UP SD60 and a UP SD40N shove a cut of stack cars into Global 4. The leader, #2182, has been assigned to Global 4 for over three years now and is primarily used at the south end, as seen here.

With a veteran Bluebonnet SD40-2 leading the way, Y JOL202 hustles west through CP Plaines at track speed. #1755 has managed to elude the paint shop despite being underway in 2023, quite a feat if... (more)

A Bluebonnet GP60 and a Smurfed GP38-2 team up to lead the R CHI452 back home to Eola on the West Chicago Branch. They are seen passing Lippold Park in Batavia on a perfect afternoon.

It's true. Shit really does roll downhill. Here's an up close and personal look at the "dumping process", at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's dryin... (more)

My final farewell to the Kansas City Southern took place this morning as a pair of Southern Belles hustle east across the Kankakee River in Lorenzo, closing in on the final destination of Logistic... (more)

The little switcher that could! On a beautiful Spring morning, CSDX #3 is in charge of 13 empties from the drying fields of Willow Springs. Bound for the plant in nearby Stickney, the train... (more)

An old school H1 GP38-2 leads the way of Y JOL202 this evening as it passes through CP Plaines. Joliet 9 Generating Station stands in the background. A former coal powered station, it was converte... (more)

The royal Canadian Pacific business train heads south into Davenport, closing in on Nahant Yard.

Passing some riverfront homes in Harpers Ferry, the royal Canadian Pacific business train rolls south behind an A-B-B set of covered wagons.

In the midst of its trip to Davenport for the night, CP's royal business train rolls south through Harpers Ferry, IA. It was nice to see the train running again with a solid set of F units, instea... (more)

After stopping for a few minutes to reinitialize PTC, the CP covered wagons open it up to continue their trip south to Davenport for the night. A collection of geese on the Mississippi River scatt... (more)

The royal business train exits the street running portion of Bellevue and prepares to put the hammer down outside of town.

After a quick crew change in Marquette, the business train is back on the move. The CP covered wagons were looking good as they passed by an old elevator in the town of Mc Gregor.