An ex-Southern Pacific SD45T-2 and Florida East Coast GP38-2 lead the Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern Manifest from Blue Island Yard to Fort Wayne on a gorgeous sunny October morning.

SP (CEFX) 9362 East screams passes the old Pennsylvania Railroad depot and the position lights guarding the Elkhart & Western shortline.

SP (CEFX) 9362 East screams past the huge elevator at Hamlet on its way to Fort Wayne.

SP (CEFX) 9362 East passes the position lights guarding the Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad at Hanna.

SP (CEFX) 9362 East passes IHB's Gibson Roundhouse as it heads east towards Fort Wayne.

The westbound CF&E road freight waits at the old Hobart Depot for a recrew to take it the rest of the way to the IHB at Blue Island.

Making a rare daylight appearance from Chicago to Fort Wayne, RailAmerica's Fort Wayne train heads east through Atwood.

The Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern makes its way east towards Fort Wayne on the semi-street trackage in downtown Warsaw Indiana. We chased this train for over 100 miles, but this will be our las... (more)

Only in Hamlet, Indiana can you see SP, FEC, and WSOR power all in the same place!

CF&E's Chicago - Fort Wayne road freight rolls through the small town of Atwood in eastern Indiana on a beautiful fall day.

The 9362 and 505 throttle up out of Plymouth, headed east to Fort Wayne.

A Chicago, Fort Wayne, and Eastern manifest freight led by an ex-SP tunnel motor and Florida East Coast GP38-2 as it passes by the historic Pennsylvania Railroad Depot in Plymouth. Years ago this ... (more)

Moving right along at a good 40 MPH, the CF&E's eastbound road freight continues its journey to Fort Wayne, Indiana.

CF&E's eastbound road freight, normally a nocturnal train, makes a really nice daylight appearance, as it bounces down the stick rail, just east of Hobart.