A pair of veteran standard cabs lead the local after working the Prairie State Energy Campus.

Metra 104, the Chicago unit, pushes a inbound train into La Fox.

Metra 97 leads the Pullman special South out of downtown Chicago. The train will be on display for Pullman Railroad Days over the weekend.

Quite the meet in this photo. CN Local Rock job L704 (Sussex-Mundelien) heads back north after collecting it's empties to take back to Sussex Wi with the CN EMD SD60 No. 5414 leading LHF. Stoppe... (more)

The recently restored US Army Corps GE 45-tonner 8537 performs switching duties. Here, it's coupled to Minnesota Transfer 200 and some other stuff to move around.

An odd pairing of a CMQ SD402-F and a former UP SD9043MAC at the locomotive maintenance facility in the CPKC Yard (previously KCS) in East St. Louis, IL.

BNSF 8334 leads CHIGAL West through Coal City.

The twice weekly local climbs the hogback that follows the lay of the land reflecting its narrow gauge roots as the Cairo & St. Louis.

BNSF 8056 leads the Phoenix Z West out of Coal City.

Heading into the setting sun at Dawn, Norfolk Southern Railway SD70M-2 2743 and SD90MAC 7311 haul a grain train splitting the signals at milepost 339.7 on the Lafayette District of the Illinois Di... (more)

BNSF U-MNXDPK7-03A in Galesburg

This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific... (more)

This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific... (more)

Canadian Pacific 2816 leading the Final Spike Steam Tour through Kirkland

A pair of Illinois Central SD70s lead TRRA Madison Yard to Centralia, IL local L548. Weather delays and getting through the maze of rail junctions in East St. Louis, IL have outlawed the crew less... (more)