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)

CP SD40-2 sits outside of EMD's LaGrange Plant.

#'s 2 and 3 take their 26 empties back to the treatment plant in Stickney, skirting the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in the process. Interstate 55 is in the background.

A pair of veteran SW1's haul 26 snow covered loads of human waste to the drying fields, a couple miles ahead.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago had quite a few cars ready to head out of their Stickney plant this morning, so SW1's 2 and 3 had a busy morning and afternoon ahead.... (more)

The Mother Of All ACes. At sunset on January 28, 2021, EMDX 70 (SD70ACe), 9501 (SD60MAC), and 91 (SD90MAC-H) sit at the Progress Rail/EMD LaGrange facility in McCook, Illinois. When 70 was... (more)

Shortly after passing under the Indiana Harbor Belt mainlines, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago makes an afternoon run with 7 loads for the fields. With SW1 #3 leadin... (more)

As the snow melting process continues from the milder temps, the Sanitation District heads west through McCook with an afternoon train of 13 loads. From here, the train is a little over a mile fro... (more)

Four various EMDX SD70 series units sit outside the shop at their LaGrange plant as the snow starts coming down.

A Pair Of Bananas. Progress Rail 7214 and 7215 (SD70ACe-T4) sit the Electro-Motive Division facility in McCook, Illinois on the evening of Thursday, January 28, 2021. These units are back ... (more)

EMDX SD70ACe #70, EMDX SD60MAC #9501 and EMDX SD90MAC-H #91 sit around at EMD's plant in La Grange, IL. #70 is unique as it was the first SD70ACe ever built.

After making its departure from the nearby BRC Clearing Yard, Y HOD303 utilizes the IHB Mainline as it crosses the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, just west of Canal. Not far up ahead, the train wi... (more)

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, EMD held an open house at its McCook facility. Opening the plant to the public, the open house included the ability for guests to walk through the producti... (more)