A pair of SD's lead an extra empty grain train into the sunset.

EJ&E 662 and IC 6201 roll south towards Morris, to switch out the local industries.

Three units haul two empties up to Duplainville where they will pick up more cars and head for Ackerville.

I've been waiting for something neat to shoot for my 3,000th photo. What better than a good old J-Ball SD38-2 thundering through Crest Hill?

J-Ballin'! On a beautiful, August 1st, a second section of the Illinois River Line job heads south through Minooka, powered by one of the last two J-Balls, EJ&E SD38-2 662.

A pair of SD38-2s run lite through Griffith on a fall afternoon. Tom Golden photo.

After a long canoe trip down the Wisconsin River, it's time to chill and let the trains come to us. Here an eastbound Burlington Northern freight with a former Reserve Mining SD38-2 on the point, ... (more)

Thanks to CN taking over the J, its now possible to see J power outside of the Chicago area. The Markham - Kankakee local pulls out of the north end of Peotone Siding after meeting an Amtrak corri... (more)

A pair of good looking (but smoking) SD-38-2's crest the hill at the west end of the South Amana yard with a empty west bound grain train.

EJ&E SD38-2 662 leads the former JSW1 local through Shorewood.

EJ&E 670 leads a relatively short mixed freight to Eola, approaching Division Street in Joliet.

The sun is finally starting to set after the thermometer hit 101 today, as the crew of the EJ&E 671 finished up their local job at Smurfit and now get a brief moment to rest on their short 5 mile ... (more)

Alicia, PA 7/11/12 - Cumberland Mine Railroad's SD-38-2 CMYX 22 has 38 loaded coal hoppers in tow as it enters the unloading shed at Alicia Harbor, on the east end of the railroad's 18 mile line b... (more)

Alicia, PA 7/11/12 - The day is almost over for the work of Cumberland Mine Railroad's SD-38-2 CMYX 22. Paired with sister unit CMYX 1 which is tied onto the end of this 38 car coal train, the two... (more)