NYSW 3810 crosses over the Hackensack River and passes the USS Ling.

IHB 4018 brings the IHB 115 south passing the former Midland Steel headquarters in East Chicago, Indiana.

Four days into 2020 and I already have one of my lash ups of the year! The boys down in Louisville made everyone happy with CSXT 8335, 8395, and 8016 were put on Q504. Here it is passing by J780 w... (more)

ILSX 900 (SW8) heads light power over the Chicago River over the old Milwaukee Road turn bridge on its way to Goose Island. This day was the end of history for the Goose Island Branch. With Chicag... (more)

CEIW 4295 wakes up the town of Lapel, Indiana as it comes through with 15 empties for CSX. The small town of just over 2,000 was founded in 1876 when the railroad was extended out to it.

The IC mainline through downtown can be tough to shoot and described best as a "canyon". With the line being elevated and access being limited it is a challenge to find a spot. Here we s... (more)

MTSX 115 works steel slabs east towards the Lakefront Yard in East Chicago, Indiana.

Just like it should've been! EJE 659 and 660 lead the L516 coil train out of the Griffith, Indiana yard and back to Kirk Yard up the road in Gary, Indiana. Here it passes the diamonds they once pa... (more)

CSS 2005 rounds the bend powering his train north out of Burnham, Illinois and into Chicago, Illinois territory. The bridge in the background, known as Big Blue, was recently put in a few years ag... (more)

BNSF 3165 (GP50) smokes it up as it passes the old Santa Fe searchlights in Hodgkins, Illinois

INRD 9001 leads a crazy consist south out of Senate Avenue Yard as the journey to Jasonville, Indiana begins.

EWS 2, one of two switchers that served IPL's Harding Street power plant, sits outside waiting on an uncertain future in Indianapolis, Indiana. The unit switched for the IPL plant until April 2016... (more)

IHB 1501 switches out a cut of cars in East Chicago, Indiana. This job is neat because most of the work happens under the abandoned section of Cline Avenue.

The steel city is rocking and rolling as URR 14 pulls a manifest freight down past Edgar Thomson in Braddock, Pa. To the right of the picture is ET. The bridge that drops down is the connection to... (more)

WLE 389 (Loaded coke) cools the jets as it prepares to enter Brewster Yard. While doing so they cross the RJ Corman diamond and the old B&O CPL that guards it. Here you can see one of the very coo... (more)