CN A407 heads north on a haze afternoon with two Illinois Central SD70s, 1005 & 1022, and a CN NA scheme SD40-2W. They are seen here splitting the ancient Illinois Central coaling towers that can ... (more)

The early morning light pierces the cab of the veteran Illinois Central SD70 hustling A408 south across Bush Creek in Neoga, Ill.

IC SD70 1000 leads CN L515 East around the Gary/Chicago airport. The trailing 4 units are dead and drained and their future is unknown, but likely not looking very bright.

A408, lead by a duo of Illinois Central SD70s, cruises South through Neoga. A few miles to the North, in Mattoon, they met Northbound A407, which was also powered by two Illinois Central SD70s. It... (more)

A407 rolls through Neoga. In a few miles, they'll roll into Mattoon where a meet with the counterpart Southbound, A408 will occur.

After working the yard in Effingham, A407 rockets North through Sigel.

Moments after sunrise, a pair of IC SD70s lead A407 North towards Effingham.

A pair of Illinois Central SD70s lead a CN manifest train back from interchange with NS to CN Harrison Yard.

Seen high above Bronzeville in Chicago, CNs L536 transfer crawls out of the city with two Illinois Central paint SD70s for power.

CNs Glenn to Kirk transfer winds along the Chicago sub with a pair of CNs finest SD70s. Both still sporting the Illinois Central “Deathstar” scheme, an icon to the Chicago area.

An empty ethanol train passes the spacious Sterling Steel Plant along the Rock River. The train is working west towards the next crew change point at Clinton, IA, on the UP Geneva Sub. The Ste... (more)

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's split the searchlight signals at MD North in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania as they hustle south of the CN Bessemer Sub with a train of iron ore loads in tow for the... (more)

Iowa has seen a few solid IC SD70's consists come and go. Today the weather was not ideal, I will take the sun. The past few consists have had bad weather or I have been on them. Today a 2x1 DP-d... (more)

Iowa has seen a few solid IC SD70's consists come and go. Today the weather was not ideal, I will take the sun. The past few consists have had bad weather or I have been on them. Today a 2x1 DP-d... (more)

L536 traverses south out of Downtown Chicago at 31st Street with a duo of IC SD70’s on a warm afternoon.