Odd ball power hangs out hidden in Crest Hill.

The CN 0490 rolls into Crest Hill with a trio of CN C40-8 locomotives living on borrowed time. These were once assigned to the Iron Range in Minnesota.

Stored locomotives at the EJ&S Yard.

BNSF 1060 leads a train to Galesburg as it passes through Crest Hill. This train came in to Joliet as the L595 from Kirk Yard.

Q118 slows to a stop at Oakland Avenue, preparing to meet a northbound fellow Q train. The sun made a nice appearance for the Grand Trunk Western heritage unit.

L519 crawls out of the siding at CP Turner as it heads north for Spaulding with the IC class unit leading, IC SD70 1000. L519 no longer exists, and now runs as X519 when needed.

Q117 hogs the main at CP Turner while getting a recrew, while L509 sneaks around it through the siding with a whopping 5 tankers for Aux Sable. A pair of classic black Illinois Central SD70s lead ... (more)

The Elwood Joliet & Southern Railway has a pair of Webb Asset Management locomotives on the property: GP35 3509 and GP50 5011. Reclassed as a GP38-MEP, WAMX 5011 was built in August 1980 as Chic... (more)

Fortunately, for those with an affinity for the old Western Pacific Railroad, the heritage of Webb Asset Management GP35 3509 is still pretty obvious, as WP was the only railroad with the widely-s... (more)

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L509 south through Crest Hill.

Two CN SD70M-2 led trains meet at Oakland Ave in Crest Hill.

EJ&E SD38 654 leads State Line loads east through Crest Hill. 654 was sold to the Hartwell Railroad not long after.

Christmas or Halloween? CN 5633 leads 509 north through Crest Hill during the historic Halloween snowstorm.

IC 1020 leads CN L509 North through Crest Hill.

I took a little break from football Sunday to nab S LPCTAC heading north on the J with an Executive SD70MAC leading the charge. The veteran MAC also comes complete with a nose logo. Later this aft... (more)