A Grand Trunk Western freight heads northbound through McCook, Illinois, on the afternoon of December 5, 1987. GTW No. 6405 is a former Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad EMD GP38, joining the GTW... (more)

When I was ten, in the "Roanoke Times" newspaper, I saw a shot of N&W steamers lined up in rows with sparks of acetylene cutters coming up somewhere. Here, in a contaminated field by a ... (more)

Full Mooned At EMD. At blue hour on January 28, 2021, EMDX 70 (SD70ACe) sits at the Progress Rail/EMD LaGrange facility in McCook, Illinois as the moon rises in the background. This locomot... (more)

A pair of Indiana Harbor Belt EMD SW1500s power a northbound IHB freight approaching the Santa Fe main line diamonds at McCook, Illinois, on September 13, 1986.

The little switcher that could! On a beautiful Spring morning, CSDX #3 is in charge of 13 empties from the drying fields of Willow Springs. Bound for the plant in nearby Stickney, the train... (more)

Santa Fe’s 199 train operating from Chicago to Richmond, California, begins its journey on March 11, 1989, as it roars around the curve past milepost 12 at McCook, Illinois.

The New Kid On The Block. METX 504, one of Metras brand new SD70MACH’s sits outside of Progressive Rail’s shops in McCook awaiting testing.

Several units including a new Metra SD70MACH sit outside EMD's LaGrange plant.

Grand Trunk Western caboose trails a northbound GTW freight at McCook, Illinois, in August 1984. The train just crossed the Santa Fe main line, and in the background, a southbound Indiana Harbor B... (more)

EMD GP38-2 No. 6222, still decorated in the orange paint scheme of Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, is now working for Grand Trunk Western after a merger and leads a GTW freight train on February 7, 198... (more)

How Far Has This Engine Gone In Its Life? Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago CSDX 1 (SW1, EMD, 7/1952) was hauling a string of loads from the processing plant to &qu... (more)

EMDX Oakway SD60 9041 sits outside EMD LaGrange. I believe this is the last remaining former Oakway SD60s still in this scheme.

A late running Y HOD303 crosses the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in McCook with a classic "Freightbonnet" GP60 leading the way. 303 is a turn that runs from GM Yard in Hodgkins to BRC's Clearing ... (more)

A pair of Heritage 1 Dash 9's make for a nice catch as they lead a vehicle train over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in McCook. The train is in the process of exiting the BNSF Chillicothe Sub a... (more)

On display at EMD’s 75th Anniversary Open House is Long Island Rail Road DE30AC 401. Long Island 401 is the second of 24 DE30AC locomotives built for the LI. These passenger locomotives were bui... (more)