Wide angle shot of Paducah rebuild pulling a cut of cars out of the yard.

Metra eastbound on the old Rock Island toward Joliet on the Sunday schedule, making like an honorary steam locomotive throttling back up after passing through the Blue Island bridge.

On a drizzly Chicagoland night IAIS' Blue Island switcher is wating to shove back up onto Metra territory and head back to home base in Burr Oak yard.....

Classic Rock Island searchlights still in place on Metra's Rock Island district....

A manifest ducks under the ex-RI Metra line, approaching Broadway Street at Blue Island Junction.

A pair of conductors, master and apprentice, ride the shove on Iowa's Blue Island switch job with their former ATSF cupola leading the way.

Another one of UP's now well known set-up consists. This time, the Bush unit is with the Katy and MoPac units, with a random CP SD40-2 at the end. Theyre awaiting a re-crew on the IHB in Blue I... (more)

An autorack train with UP power approaches the crossing shanty at Broadway Street.

Tanned, rested, and ready.

Fresh from LaGrange, Cotton Belt tunnel motors are in the Rock Island diesel pit ready for delivery to their new owner.