Traffic jam! The train sat blocking Cortland Street for several minutes while a switch was thrown, and once the train retreated, the vehicular floodgates were opened.

The Chicago Terminal operations at Elk Grove use this switcher that was modified by New Jersey Transit. It was NJT 503.

It's Day 2 for the new Chicago Terminal operation in Elk Grove. With a mix of empties in tow the crew head's back to the yard for the afternoon with their unique former NJT SW1500...

It's Day 2 for the new Chicago Terminal operation in Elk Grove. The workers at the plant have come out to see the new folks in town, as soon as the train showed up they popped out of the plant. ... (more)

Further down the line the crew works to "throw the switch" to drop off a boxcar for their test run. This, however, is an especially difficult task because the switch levers were removed long ago.... (more)

With the train crew trying to clear vehicular traffic out of the way, the Chicago Terminal is slowly pushing loads south towards the crossing with Division St. for Big Bay lumber company located ... (more)

Shoving a load to Big Bay Lumber.

"Uh, hold on..." Just an example of why this isn't your average local.

Just a little locomotive running round the bend.

A local resident and his young son gaze at the train occupying their street as ILSX 900 ties onto an empty syrup tanker.

The 900 heads down the siding past the Peerless shipping/receiving dock to grab a tank car, possibly for the last time???

ILSX 900 cruises down Schubert Rd. enroute to the Peerless Candy Co., which is highly rumored to be closing within the coming months. Conflicting rumors from inside the factory say otherwise...

The 900 crosses Fullerton Ave, entering the ever problematic Lakeshore Athletic Club parking lot. Today was no different, as around 8 cars got towed out of the path of the Chicago Terminal.

The little switcher bounces through the parking lot of a local strip mall as a Chicago family looks on.

Chicago Terminal's 5 man crew are underway strolling down Kingsbury St. enroute to the switch off to the Lakewood Branch. The crew today is running up to the Peerless candy company to pick of a ta... (more)