Making a late-afternoon appearance at Pine Junction, #3801 hauls a short mixed freight west on the NS mainline.
Running long hood forward, #6059 leads an interesting SOO/CP/IHB consist south out of IHB's Michigan Avenue Yard past the interlocking tower at Calumet Junction.
Having arrived off of the CSX Porter Branch with their westbound coal freight, twin UP 9043s 8053 and 8031 await clearance to proceed through IHB's Gibson Junction.
#316 pulls a cut of cars out of the J's Kirk Yard. She's heading west on one of the lead tracks to neaby Pine Yard (a small NS/J interchang yard) where the cars will be deposited.
#7799, leading a westbound stack train, blasts past UP SD70ACe #8507, holding on the parallel track with a stack train of her own.
New ES40DC #7537 highballs a westbound stack train through Pine Junction on the NS Chicago Line.
A deadline full of retired vintage BCOL locomotives - comprised of MLW RS18Ms, GE B36-7s and a C36-8M - basks in the early morning sunlight. In front are C36-8M #3624 (ex-CR C30-7 6609) and B36-7... (more)
New AC GEVO #5844 blasts through Pine Junction on the NS Chicago Line at the head of her westbound mixed freight.
Basking in the afternoon sun, beautiful winged ACe #8374 holds for a green board with her mixed freight.
Ex-CR #6240 approaches on the NS mainline with a westbound autorack train. She's about to be overtaken by a Chicago-bound Amtrak express led by P42DC #30.
With sister unit #4011, waiting for clearance just south of the CSX/IHB Calumet Junction.
#7808 hits the IHB Kankakee Line/CSX ex-B&OCT diamonds with her westbound mixed freight at gritty East Chicago's Calumet Junction.
Ex-C&O #5246 resting in Pine Yard while awaiting delivery to her destination.
Ex-CR #6715 with the help of WC SD45 #7637 leads a colorful mixed freight west through Pine Junction on her ex-namesake's mainline.
Waiting for a green board to continue west with their short mixed freight.