A busy scene on a very nice fall morning at Homewood.
The J units are scattered about the terminals of the CN in IL/WI/IA for local service, #667 getting a Dubuque, IA., assignment.
EJE 674 has just departed Manitowoc crossing over S. Parkview Rd. with 21 cars headed back to Neenah after running an extra to Manitowoc on a Saturday. The fall colors blend in great with "The J'... (more)
NCRC 2001 & 2002 are backing through the crossovers from main 1 to main 2 and into the UP yard.
The 157 is notched out as eastbound ethanol continues its way towards Blue Island, seen here in Joliet, paralleling US Route 30.
After a crew change, the Iowa 157 is on the move, eastbound through Rockdale, bound for Blue Island.
A pair of yard SD38-2's sit with a long string of cars in Boyles Yard, CSX's main Birmingham yard.
A pair of EMDs pushes a long string of cars over the hump and into the yard for classifying.
L507, CN's westbound train from Kirk Yard to Markham Yard, passes through Griffith, IN., with a solo EJ&E SD38-2 for power.
Shortly before departing Markham, the 665 posed for a few shots.
EJ&E 669 has a load of about 25 or so cars for Markham Yard on a very short L507 local. Usually this train is over 120 cars
A 272 axle JSW1, the longest I've ever seen on the River Line, nears the end of its journey. 668 is currently the only repainted EJ&E so far.
The Dubuque switch crew parked these engines next to the CN yard office and got on M33791 to make a pick-up in the yard and then took the train west to West Peosta for a crew change.
An IHB drag waits for favorable signals in the shadow of Mount Dolton.
Iowa 155 east brings its ethanol train through the Rockdale yard limits.
