IC 9613, a GP38-2 that has traded its Illinois Central black for CN red, works a pulldown job with IC 3138, a GP40R which IS wearing the old IC black, second out.

Uncertain Future. The CN 102 and CN 103 sit in shrink wrap behind the Woodcrest shops. An era of change for the CN Business fleet. Now primarily powered by the CN 3309. The E-9's were donated. Th... (more)

Temporarily a member of the CN Fleet. The NEW YORK CENTRAL SWIFT STREAM sits at Woodcrest as it preps for transfer to the UNITED RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The URHS purchased the car in July of ... (more)

On the Deadline or Uncertain Future Line, the CN 2107 still wears the CN 15th Anniversary Logo of CN being Privatized. The 2107 was originally built as CNW 8560.

On the back side of the newly designated CN HARRIS SHOPS a Dangerous Goods and Derailment Training course has been established for Fire Fighter and First Responder Training. The Mock-Up offers a r... (more)

Not What It Seems. At the Derailment Training Center, CN 2412 drew the short end of the stick. Retired from mainline service, it found a way to escape the scrapper in the form of what you s... (more)

CN 5408, CN 2441 and a WC boxcar exchange stories at the Woodcrest Shops.

Canadian National Railway Dash 8-40CM 2408 was built by General Electric in February 1990. (CN Woodcrest Locomotive Shops, Homewood, Illinois – September 30, 2018) Photographed on railroad ... (more)

IC 1000 leads CN L536 South.

A pair of CN locomotives (the second lettered back to Illinois Central) work a local raft of cars on the north end of Homewood.

The distinctive four-windshield face of a General Electric Dash 8-40CM, in this instance Canadian National Railway 2408, was found in the railway's Woodcrest Locomotive Shops some 28 years after i... (more)

"EFT" is never a good sign, as seen on 5524. Retired, awaiting disposition, which I understand was scrap.

CN's Veteran set sits outside the shop in Homewood for servicing after a round trip on the Q 194 /195 turn. The pair was back together for the observance of Veteran's day and with any luck will re... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf EMD SW14 Nos. 1416 and 1456 drill cars at the south end of Markham Yard at Homewood, Illinois, on August 10, 1986. These SW14 switcher locomotives are rebuilt EMD locomotives... (more)

Illinois Central returns home to Homewood. Retired IC 8408 and a caboose sit on display at the Homewood Metra station, while CN L536 passes by on the former Illinois Central ‘Mainline of Mid-Ame... (more)