Burlington Northern train 3 hurries westbound through Eola, Illinois, on a sunny December 23, 1988. Tiger-stripe EMD GP50 No. 3124 and a cabless GE B30-7AB unit power the Seattle-bound piggyback t... (more)

The L528 local out of Joliet is in the clear off the Leighton Sub at Butterfield Center, MP 24. The crew has paper cars to spot and pull at WestRock and International Paper on this small lead outs... (more)

Paul Meyer photo.

Thomas Szczesniak Jr. photo.

Tom Golden photo.

Burlington Northern train 203 gets passed by a BN “dinky” commuter train at Eola, Illinois, on the afternoon of June 11, 1988. Leading the freight is EMD GP40-2 No. 3055, while the commuter tr... (more)

After work yesterday, and before meeting a colleague for dinner, I had a little time to kill, so I took a side trip to BNSF’s yard in Eola, Illinois. I saw what I thought was a pair of leasers w... (more)

An extended work assignment with frequent trips to the Chicago suburbs has afforded me the chance to explore the lines in the area in the late afternoons. I was surprised to see this refugee from ... (more)

ATSF 92 is one of five locomotives being donated to the Illinois Railway Museum by the BNSF. The locomotives were setout in the EJ&E interchange yard at Eola Illinois. Trailing are the BN 9920 and... (more)

A tiger-striped GP50 leads a LMX four-axle GE through Eola. Paul Meyer photo.

The North Coast Limited lead by CB&Q E8A 9947A at Eola, IL on September 10, 1964. The time would have been a little after 2 pm. The train is headed east through Eola Yard. Eola is a uninco... (more)

LMX 8595 switches the BN yard in Eola, IL in July of 1991.

In the innocent days before railroaders made extensive use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) like safety vests, hardhats, etc., a Burlington Northern signal maintainer uses his athletic abili... (more)