Just Like Old Times. On a perfect afternoon in Joliet, a pair of EJ&E SD38-2's are in charge of train L521, a local freight from Kirk Yard in Gary, IN. EJ&E power rarely makes it to Joliet ... (more)

CN GP38-2W 4805 leads CN L521 West through Griffith.

A Grand Trunk painted GP38-2 leads the way of Kirk-Joliet L521 as it prepares to pass under Interstate 57 in Richton Park, IL.

CN L521 (Kirk-Joliet) heads west through CP Lowe in Matteson, IL. GTW GP38-2 #4930 is in charge, still wearing its classic paint. Normally, this train is dominated by IC SD70's, so this was a diff... (more)

A duo of IC SD70s lead CN L521 West into Joliet yard.

L521 heads through the curve around Downtown Griffith with a pair of IC SD70’s, and the leader still wearing its Illinois Central colors.

GTW 4907 leads the CN local around one of the many curves along the Ex. CN&W en route to Kimberly WI. The next stop for this local would be Appleton Coated, the furthest industry still serviced al... (more)

With EJE 669 and IC 1024 providing the power, L521 slows to a stop at Western Avenue in Park Forest. The 669 is usually confined to the limits of Kirk Yard, but it got an opportunity to stretch it... (more)

L521 heads west into Joliet with the usual Illinois Central set. Today, two Tennessee Southern Geeps were in tow, bound for Motive Power Resources (MPR) in Minooka, IL.

In the day's last light, IC SD70 1025 leads CN L521 west through New Lenox.

A pair of IC SD70s lead L521 west on the outskirts of Richton Park. The IC SD70 takeover of the locals in Chicagoland continues.

A pair of IC SD70's are up front on the Kirk-Spaulding L521 as they head into Joliet, passing the defect detector at Milepost 6.

The DLW heritage unit holds at Park Forest with westbound CN L521.

CN SD70I 5612 leads L521 north out of the siding at Turner in Crest Hill.

L521 heads north through Joliet, about to pass under I-55 with a solo Illinois Central SD70 in charge.