Illinois Central 8302 has seen better days as it slowly rusts away and is gradually overtaken by trees and brush at the Great Walton Railroad in Social Circle, Georgia.

IC 1007 gets looked over at the running repair / New Fuel dock at Kirk before being staged for its next assignment.

Two Illinois Central SD70s - the leader still in IC "Deathstar" black - lead a westbound CN manifest through Griffith, IN.

L537 from Kirk Yard making the slow crawl through downtown as they cross 16th St. I was leaving the White Sox game and heard these guys were at Kensington so I headed over to 41st St and here to g... (more)

L537 from CN Kirk Yard heading North into Chicago on the former IC with a destination of Glenn Yard. This train is a nice one to get during the Summer months when it comes North in the evenings. I... (more)

The IC mainline is littered with old artifacts and Ashkum is no different with an elevator, an interlocking tower, and an old depot on the other side of town. This old interlocking tower was put u... (more)

Northbound past the closed tower at a great place to watch trains. Unit was originally BN. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

M397 breaks the Fog on a early morning run to Kirk from Battle Creek.

Q116 rolls toward CN GORD as it passes over the Upton Avenue Bridge on the South Bend Subdivision in Battle Creek.

Canadian National L53691 is racing out of the city passing through Kensington and the Interlocking Control Tower with CN 1019 wearing Illinois Central Paint. The 536 job works between Glenn and Ki... (more)

CN L572 is heading south on the Dearborn Subdivision with traffic for Flat Rock, Michigan.

With a trio of Illinois Central SD70's leading the way, loaded ore train CN U702 rolls past farm fields in West Springfield, Pennsylvania and approaches Pond Road just after crossing the state lin... (more)

Illinois Central GE U30B 5004 with two leased B&LE F7 units leading a St. Louis-bound freight near Gilman, Illinois on October 12, 1969. Photo by R.R. Wallin, from my collection.

IC 1019, an SD70 still wearing its Illinois Central "Deathstar" paint, leads CN M336 past the former EJ&E's JB Tower in West Chicago, IL.

Illinois Central E6 4003 and E7 4007 are leading train 51 The Green Diamond near Springfield, Illinois on March 7, 1955. The Green Diamond covered the 294 miles from Chicago to St. Louis in 4 ... (more)