JSW1's power awaits permission back into the East Joliet Yard.

The Night Flyer thunders out of Joliet with a solo EJ&E SD38-2 in charge.

A pair of EJ&E SD38-2's lead the old Long West through Joliet, bound for switching points at Eola, West Chicago and Spaulding.

Squaw Creek Southern's former Yankeetown Dock SD38-2 sits behind the shop building in Yankeetown. Thanks to Terry Respondek for allow access to get this shot.

EJ&E 660 highballs back west to Joliet Yard, with the Line Train.

EJ&E 660 rounds the curve headed to Smurfit-Stone Container. The second track is once again back in place after 30 years but not yet operational. The crossing improvements are being made one at a ... (more)

A BRC SD38 shoves a cut of cars towards the hump while a GP38 and MP15 put around by Cicero Ave. This is a great vantage point of Clearing Yard and is good for photos in the morning. An ex-BN and ... (more)

The turn gets out of town ahead of the excursion trains.

Three remote-controled EMDs shove cars over the hump as they pass idled locomotives in a LUGO line.

DM&IR 211 former ISO 9002 sits in the wheel shop/ heavy repair area at CN's Woodcrest shop. After sitting in the deadline for several months 211 was brought out of storage for reactivation, a mino... (more)

It's not a Holiday for everybody

The only two SD38-2's on the IHB roster rolls by to begin the days work.

A pair of orange Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern locomotives throttle up out of the small hamlet of Coulterville, IL, with the L546. The sun would drop below the flat Illinois horizon in just a couple ... (more)

EJ&E 664 and DIT Metra 119 lead the Markham Local to Champaign, passing through Monee.

Better than fireworks. Who would have thought that not one, but two EJ&E engines would find their way down to Du Quoin, IL? Here, they are backing down to the wye that will take them north ... (more)