A clean looking elegant E7 gets serviced at a locomotive facility.

The Green Diamond makes a station stop. In the full size scan there appears to be a GP9 coupled to what looks like a baggage car on the rear.

Two of Illinois Central RS3's in service. Probably working the Peabody coal trains.

Not very many Alco C636's were built, but the Illinois Central purchased six of these units with the intention of hauling coal trains. Unfortunately, even though they were the most powerful six ax... (more)

It’s a cold, but sunny afternoon in the South Side of Chicago, as Canadian National’s daily L536 transfer job from Glenn Yard to Kirk Yard is seen racing out of Downtown Chicago while parallel... (more)

A messed up set of power leading A408 from Kirk Yard South past one of the many still remaining old grain elevators on the IC mainline. Can’t go wrong with this consist whatsoever! Trailing the ... (more)

No mistaking where we are here! CN A408 heads through Onarga at track speed with a duo of IC SD70's leading. Onarga was home to Allan Pinkerton's, the founder of Pinkerton National Detective Agenc... (more)

The sound of a P5 wakes up the small town of Ashkum as A408 rips through. Ashkum is home to 750 people and was named after an Iroquois chief.

IC 1035 leads CN L536 south on home rails as it passes by Kensington Tower. Kensington is where the South Shore gets onto the IC and continues into downtown Chicago.

IC 3108 and 3115 have just dropped their cars off in Kankakee Yard and now head south to where they park the power for the Kankakee local. Here they are passing by the Illinois Central depot here ... (more)

IC 1007, an Illinois Central SD70 still wearing the classic "Deathstar" scheme, leads CN freight M356 southbound past former EJ&E "JB" Tower in West Chicago, IL. Cool to captur... (more)

The old Illinois Central logo is still in great shape on the side of the cab of BUGX SW1200 #1497. The locomotive is now being used by the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway.

IC SD70 1011 is ready for work after getting some attention at the Kirk Yard roundhouse.

On an overcast day, we catch ICG - Illinois Central Gulf, GP10's 8008 -8331, with a southbound about ready to pick up their orders from the loops, then cross the TP&W diamond at Gilman, Illinois. ... (more)

In the crisp summer morning sun, a pair of Illinois Central SD70s sporting the “Deathstar” scheme drag a long train of manifest from Memphis up towards Chicago. The leader is particularly appe... (more)