An express Metra from Joliet is on the approach to La Salle St. Station with both the Chicago Airline and AMTK Lumber St. bridge's in the background.

NIRC 1 pulls a ICG painted Metra Electric car from KYD down to Blue Island for wheel work.

One of the neatest switchers I've ever seen, Border Steel SW14 1442, former IC 1442, fresh from the Dixmoor paint booth sits outside the shops waiting to be interchanged to the CSXT.

Fresh from London, these new SD70ACe's will make a great addition to the BNSF's roster, just being delivered onto the property hours before.

NREX 4835, former Atlas Power Company; and, NRE SW8 141, former Algoma Central, await there turn to be rebuilt and painted, or just scrapped.

NIRC 6 and 7 double team to pull a hefty rail train and dispense welded rail along the RoW.

Like years past, NS loaned Monticello Railway Museum's equipment for their employee appreciation Santa train. Pictured is Wabash F7A and trainset unloading before pulling into Decatur yard for the... (more)

After picking up two scrap loads, CP 1404 runs down the street toward the switch onto the Bloomingdale Branch.

The nocturnal Janesville to Chicago manifest awaits clearance onto the Belt with a trio of ex Rock Island SD40-2's as the snow mounds. Time: 2:52AM.

OK...from left to right, CN 9453, GTW 5927, CN 9674, CN 9569, GTW 4994, IC 1502, IC 1510, NREX 5469 (CR), NREX 7005 (CNW), NREX 5474 (CR), CN 9623, WC 3002. Not all these engines are dead, they ju... (more)

A former CCP GP10 still wearing the original colors of the ICG makes friends with yet another PREX GP20 on the west end of KJRY's Keokuk yard and engie house.

The first ever photo of rebuilt and freshly painted KCS SD50 7020. When I arrived on the property, they were still painting it. They even went through all the trouble of pulling it out of the shop... (more)

All four forms of EJ&E's paint scheme are depicted in this view of Kirk Yd.

A pair of Canadianized IC SD70's lead a unit ethanol train eastbound on the ole' CC&P.

An up close and personal view of the NS/CN diamond at Tolono. Is this in horrible conditon or is it just me? Just imagine an NS train slamming through here at a shocking 50 MPH.