Canadian National train L515, led by a pair of SD70s, passes Q116 at the south end of CN’s Markham Yard in Homewood, IL. Leading Q116 is CN’s new GTW Heritage Unit.
An old truck waits as SOO Line 2-8-2 #1003 flies through Market street in Burnett, Wisconsin.
Many railfans watch as the infamous L-CHI105 shoves onto BNSF’s Chillicothe Subdivision before heading west towards Galesburg. Leading the train is GP39E number 2740, a former Burlington Norther... (more)
One of the many locomotives at NRE Silvis is Metra E8A #521. The engine was originally built for the C&NW in 1951. After being used in commuter service for RTA and eventually Metra, the unit was s... (more)
Dozens of old locomotives sit unused at the east end of National Railway Equipment’s Silvis facility.
Older EMD and GE locomotives sit at the east end of NRE’s Silvis facility. The units labeled “Lewis” are sadly destined for scrap.
Three rows of engines sit at National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL. With the facility closing, some of these locomotives will likely be scrapped sometime in the near future.
SOO Line 2-8-2 #1003 flies through downtown Hartford while on its way from Woodland to Slinger on the WSOR.
A group of railfans watch as SOO Line 2-8-2 #1003 blows off steam before entering the shop at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum. Photo taken with permission.
Three Wisconsin & Calumet F7s sit at the Escanaba & Lake Superior’s roundhouse in Wells, Michigan. In the background are some other stored units, including a handful of Baldwins and SD9s.
With fall colors in the background, LS&I’s Yard-Hill Job rounds the bend into Eagle Mills Junction with CEFX 1012 leading.
Lake Superior & Ishpeming’s Yard-Hill job passes over the Dead River trestle with a pair of CEFX units for power.
MARC 91, an E9AM which was originally built as a CB&Q E8A, sits abandoned in an industrial park in Bensenville, Illinois.
Back in September 2018, Metra hosted an Operation Lifesaver demonstration on their SWS line in Manhattan, IL. A Chevy Trailblazer was put on the tracks to show what would happen to a car if it was... (more)
JNLC Shay #5 leads a demonstration freight train pass Olson Road at the Illinois Railway Museum.