A pair of EMD rebuilds, a GP20C-ECO and SD40-3, leads CP 2-286 under the searchlights at Rondout, IL.

Independence Day, while it is owned by a Canadian Railroad before, this SD60 was SOO before, making it American. This is an extra train bringing a bit cut of autoracks to Bensenville from St. Paul

CP 6236 leads 2-286 up the New Line south towards Bensenville.

CP GP38-2 3134 leads CP 2-286 south through Des Plaines.

A Healthy lashup with 2 GP38s and a AC4400CW leads an all rack extra down the Milwaukee sub in the evening light.

The NYC heritage unit leads CP 2-286 east through Rondout.

NS 1066, the New York Central heritage unit, rounds the bend at Howard Avenue during a well-timed pocket of sunlight.

NS 1066 leads CP 2-286 past Tower A-20, with over 9,000 ft. of autoracks behind it!

The last SOO Candy Apple geep leads CP 2-286 south through Des Plaines.

SOO 4598, the final “candy apple” SOO locomotive left on the rails, leads CP 2-286 through Rondout.

CP 2-286 rolls south on the CP C&M Sub with the only "candy apple" painted GP38-2 remaining leading, as it passes under endangered searchlight signals at Rondout, IL.

CP 2-286 rolls south on the UP Milwaukee Sub with the only remaining "candy apple" GP39-2 leading.

A second section of train 286 heads east through Pleasant Prairie with the last Soo Line candy apple red Geep on the CP's roster leading a CP GP38-2 in the beaver scheme. The leader has certainly ... (more)

The spirit of Soo Line lives on as 4402 leads CP 3015 and 84 loaded autoracks east towards the CN crossing at Duplainville.