A pair of the Sanitation District's SW1's lead 13 empties out of the drying fields in Willow Springs. Conveniently lead by #2, the 74 year old switchers have gotten a chance to stretch their legs ... (more)

Willow Springs, Illinois, almost looks rural in this view of a Santa Fe freight heading west on March 11, 1989. Later, 186 acres of this location will be developed into an important intermodal yar... (more)

With the morning dump complete, 70 year old CSDX SW1 #3 brings its train out to the main to prepare its run around. The John Deere escavator, which assisted in the dump, waits to head back to its ... (more)

It's true. Shit really does roll downhill. Here's an up close and personal look at the "dumping process", at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's dryin... (more)

CSDX 2 and 1 finish their morning duties at the drying fields in Willow Springs. The cars in the foreground were dumped not long before this photo. With the 26 cars of human waste all dumped, the ... (more)

Welcome back. CSDX SW1 #1, one of the three SW1's owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, will turn 70 this month. It's been out of service for quite some time due... (more)

L535's crew is in the process of switching Rowell Chemical in Willow Springs. A nice duo of widecab GP40's has the honors today. The trailing unit wears its well worn zebra stripe paint, while the... (more)

On a sunny morning, SW1's 2 and 3 lead their recently dumped cars out of the drying fields. Both units are in their 70th year of service.

Having worked Rowell Chemical for the better part of 2 hours, CN L535 is finishing up its last maneuvers before preparing to run around its remaining train and returning to Glenn Yard. Glenn has a... (more)

Business is running smoothly as IC 3138 and GTW 4917 make a headroom move as they switch out Rowell Chemical for 2 hours straight.

L535 works Rowell Chemical Corporation in Willow Springs with a IC GP40R.

On the final day of March, CN L535 (Oil Local out of Glenn Yard) goes about its switching work at Rowell Chemical in Willow Springs. Leading the way is Illinois Central GP40R #3108, wearing deaths... (more)

EJ&E 665 switches out Rowell chemical in Willow Springs.

After dumping 13 cars, #3 makes its way to the mainline to prepare its runaround of the train. Closing in on its 69th year of service, #3 has been handling the brunt of the work for the past month... (more)

That's a load of crap! On a beautiful winter's day, an afternoon run to the Willow Springs drying fields is made by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. SW1 #3, closing ... (more)