IC 1024 leads the southbound L509 through Plainfield at Caton Farm Road on a very nice morning in the southwest suburbs.

IC 1024 and 1020 roll southbound with 30 cars in tow for industries down in Morris Illinois.

L509 makes its way south down the River Line with the usual pair of IC SD70's. There's certain things that I will never grow tired of and a pair of deathstars is one of those things. Long live the... (more)

With four IC SD70s (IC 1024, 1033, 1007, & 1025) and a CN SD60 that doesn't seem to fit the rest, A407 cuts through the center of Arcola, making plenty of noise for the four crossings in town. In ... (more)

A duo of IC SD70s lead CN L509 past the historic EJ&E depot in Plainfield.

IC 1024 is wrapping its way around a curve just northwest of Decatur with train L554. The entire afternoon was dedicated to chasing this train from Clinton to Decatur.

IC SD70 1024 and CN C40-8M 2453 glide down the main at Swan with 171 cars of A417 in tow.

An IC "Deathstar" leads this CN manifest south as it crawls past Quad Graphics in Pewaukee

An Illinois Central SD70 still in its classic black & white paint scheme, on the point of A431, crosses the diamonds running from Mattoon to Decatur.

394 pulls by the CO-OP at Emmett.

This is Cereal City. 394 passes by the big two on the way in to CN's Yard. Seen it the background is Kellogg's on the left and Post Cereals on the Right. Unfortunately all out bound production is ... (more)

394's Conductor dismounts and walks to line some bad iron on way to CN West Tower.

After hiding behind the clouds for most of the morning, the sun makes a sudden brief appearance as a westbound roars through the small town of Kingsbury.

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