An Illinois Central SD70 is in charge of the northbound L521, as it closes in on W Bridge Junction. L521 runs from Gary, IN (Kirk Yard) to Spaulding, IL with various switching spots along the way.

IC 1004 and NS 9760 pull out of KA31 after setting off multis for Oakville. With their train on T1, they will lift 30 multis out of KA30 and tie back onto their train before heading west.

CN M396 from Memphis Harrison Yard, TN to Toronto MacMillan Yard, ON is on its final few miles with a great lash-up as it passes our Holland Welding Gang

An extra 198 train makes it way down the BRC with a pair of IC SD70s.

On a beautiful morning, the State Line loads climb the hill, headed east out of Joliet. A nice pair of IC SD70's and a CN Dash 9 provide the horses.

After a hard fought, uphill battle out of Joliet and through New Lenox, the IC 1004, 1019 and CN 2568 take it easy on the throttle, as they begin a downhill journey through Frankfort.

A pair of IC SD70's and a CN Dash 9 thunder upgrade, headed east through New Lenox.

IC 1004 heads up this 251 heading for Gibson Yard. Engineer Pat Kinney gives the not so favored SD70 some throttle as he takes the train past the old GTW Heavy Repair Shops and the iconic blue GT ... (more)

The Waterloo - Chicago local rolls northeast through the Northern Illinois countryside. Next stop is Freeport, IL.

IC 1004 crosses the old Green bay and Western bridge over Old Highway Ten.

338 is rolling along at 10mph thru the siding around U703 sitting on the main. U703 held the main today so they could setout 32 Cedar Rapids cars on the south siding at Manchester, the far left tr... (more)

M338 is begining to slow up to meet a U703 that is sitting on the main at Manchester. Moderate snows are falling as the 7000 foot train begins the downhill decend into West Manchester. This train ... (more)

Freight Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL passes the remnants of an old Milwaukee Road Bridge as they head east towards Dubuque, IA.

A pair of SD 70's lead M-338 today