A crude oil sits in the siding at Shabbona, IL waiting on two westbounds to pass through on the BNSF Aurora Sub.

A eastbound oil can roll's through Steward, IL past the fire station on a nice spring day.

Two brand new NS motors leads a eastbound oil can across the BNSF aurora sub at the last light of day on the coldest day of the season

Kind of a surprise a pair of SD40-2's are leading a rail train eastbound through Genoa, IL

BNSF 7827 head's eastbound with a three unit grain train as it goes under the old CB&Q signal at Rochelle, IL

CP 9707 lead's a oil can westbound through Steward, IL on a nice summer day.

BNSF 7430 meet's BNSF 9929 at Shabbona, IL in a gentile snowfall in the wee hour's of the morning.

NS 1071 drag's a oil load eastbound through Steward, IL on the BNSF Aurora Sub.

NS 8104 and (LV) a Ferromex unit roll through Steward, IL with oil cans bound for ND.

CSXT 595 roll's a oil can eastbound on a bright Fall Monday morning on the return trip from North Dakota to the CSX in Chicago, IL

UP manifest roll's eastbound into a golden sunrise on it's way to Chicago.

A rare move on the BNSF Aurora Sub a GP 38-2 and a CSXT dash 8 lead a eastbound manifest through Steward, IL.

Well after a early nap I happened to wake up at 12:30 AM and looked at the ATCS and saw a train waiting for two trains at Morad siding had a hunch it was the NS 8025. So I get up went too setup in... (more)

IC&E 6424 Races through east with train CP 472 past the grain elevator in Stillman Valley, IL

Woke up around 2:30 AM Saturday morning and looked at my phone and saw a message on a FB group of this little gem leading CN M337 westbound on the Freeport sub DM&E (Dakota Minnesota and eastern) ... (more)