On the second to last day before the street running on 11th Street in Michigan City closes for good, CSS SD38-2 805 heads light Westbound into the setting sun. After many years of rumors of its de... (more)

The duo of Iowa Interstate SD38s leading a Peoria bound manifest past the restored RI depot in Chillicothe.

SIPE notching up as they clear the town of Putnam on the Peoria Sub.

IAIS 153 & 152 leading their train of roughly 60 cars down the Peoria Sub through the fresh snow from Winter Storm Landon. This was the first train that occurred after all the snow fell.

PESI crossing a creek outside of the small town of Tiskilwa.

PESI notching back up to track speed after going through a 10mph restriction near Annawan.

DMIR 215 and 403 pair up to switch Proctor Yard manifest freight for CN. The two units are the last on CN's roster still sporting both DMIR nos. and colors. An occasional visitor to the Duluth are... (more)

January 31, 2009: the end of the line. 13 years ago, January 31, 2009 marks the final day of EJ&E’s 122 year existence before the CN takeover. EJ&E 667 leads the Kirk Yard west end in March 2020... (more)

A trio of UP light power move into the North Yard to tackle moving some cars.

Screaming out of the Illinois River Valley, IAISs Peoria to Silvis train curves towards Tiskilwa with 99 cars. Two SD38-2s roaring uphill were music to the ears!

With the sun starting to swing to the west, Iowa Interstates Peoria to Silvis train cruises through Mineral with two newly reactivated SD38-2 locomotives up front.

On a hot summer evening, BICB sits tied down at Silvis with a trusty SD38-2 and a GEVO while they wait for a crew to take it to Council Bluffs.

After picking up an empty coke train at the nearby Gary Works, EJ&E 669 and CN 5369 head into Kirk Yard. In the process, they pass by the classic roundhouse.

A pair of EJ&E SD38-2's slowly roll down home rails in East Chicago, Indiana. The two veterans are in charge of the Lakefront Local, headed back home to Kirk Yard after switching the port in Chica... (more)

Looking great in new paint, this unit, originally owned by Yankeetown Dock is back in business bringing up the end of a push-pull train returning to the prep plant on this line which connects wit... (more)