The Southern heritage unit leads NS 31K west at MP 490 on the Chicago Line.

BNSF #9885 leads NS 31K around CP 502 under dramatic skies. This is located at the heart of Inland Steel's East Chicago Works. The building to the right was Inland Steel's corporate office from 19... (more)

BNSF 9885 sits on point of NS 31K in East Chicago, Indiana. About a quarter mile north of this picture are the shores of Lake Michigan.

BCOL 4602 (C40-8M) leads NS 31K south through Hessville, Indiana

BCOL C40-8M 4602 leads 31K west into Gary on the Porter branch.

With a cloud fast approaching, a good looking Warbonnet heads east by CP 42 in East Chicago.

NS 9272 leads 31K west through Willow Creek, passing a old NYC signal that still stands for now.

A WB NS freight trains goes through the town of Momence over the UP Villa Grove Sub on a very nice spring day.

31K approaching the diamond in Kankakee where they go over the CN Champaign District on the NS Kankakee Line.

A NS SD70 leads a WB manifest through Kankakee IL on the NS Kankakee Belt. This manifest will eventually branch onto the BNSF Chillicothe Sub in Streator IL.

An NS SD70 leads a mix of BNSF power through Pine Junction on 31K.

Splitting the NYC G heads at Osborne, NS 31K begins to pick up speed with four, count 'em four, NS standard cab C40-9's.

As the sun heads for the horizon, 31K is making great time towards Streator as it closes in on Kankakee with a quad of Norfolk Southern standard cab Dash 9's. Upon arriving at Streator, this train... (more)

The four NS standard cabs lead their train around the connection at Schneider.

Four NS standard cabs lead 31K through Momence. The depot stands in the background.