A lineup of power at BNSF's Galesburg Yard, consisting of Santa Fe Warbonnet Dash 9 671, a CEFX SD60 in SOO Line paint, a very clean BNSF H2 Dash 9, a CP SD40-2, a CSX YN2 C40-8 standard cab and a... (more)

All is well at the UP's Global 4 (Joliet Intermodal Terminal) diesel facility, on this cool evening.

Cutting it kind of close! With top executives on board, the Royal Canadian Pacific business train is headed north through the rain, making its way down the flooded Marquette Subdivision. The exces... (more)

It doesn't get much better than this on the old Santa Fe Transcon in Joliet! A pair of Bluebonnets, SD40-2 1614 and GP50 3167, lead Y JOL202 west past Joliet Union Station and UD Tower, two histor... (more)

A couple former BN units bring a massive cut of cars out for headroom.

As the Hon. James L. Oberstar prepares to take on a load of iron ore in Marquette, a pair of CEFX AC44's stand by on the dock. The Oberstar is owned and operated by Interlake Steamship Company.

The Cliff's Erie Railroad F units sit in the south yard at Joliet, awaiting delivery to the Vermilion Valley Railroad (VVRR) in Olin, IN.

Led by a multimark "Pacman" SD40-2, CP train 198 closes in on Tower B17 and its final destination of Bensenville Yard with help from an action red SD40-2 and a beaver scheme AC4400CW. Wi... (more)

USSX #1248, a vintage SW8, shoves on a cut of steel cars at US Steel's Granite City Works. #1188 has been sitting in that same spot, tied onto that same crane for at least a few years now. One has... (more)

One of Arcelor Mittal's veteran SW1500's smokes it up as it leads loads out of the plant in East Chicago.

ATMX GP15-1's 418 and 417 shove a train of empty NS coke cars over the Indiana Harbor Canal. The cars are headed into ArcelorMittal's plant for loading. These are the only two Mittal GP15-1's assi... (more)

A couple former Southern B23-7's say hello to each other in Crab Orchard, TN. The FIMX 4021 is much better off than the 3999, as the latter is now used as a parts source to keep the Lhoist North A... (more)

IC 101 E9, and IC 100 E9 wait to depart the Engine Terminal to carry passengers to the Fighting Illini football game! I woke up at 5:45 A.M. to go out and photograph this train.

The remaining CB&Q searchlights may be getting replaced at an alarming rate, but it's always important to remember that we have the CB&Q 9911-A, the last remaining E5(A) in existence.

Arcelor Mittal's pair of GP15-1's bring a long train of empties out of the plant in East Chicago, IN.