Lake Effect snow and lots of coal trains, I felt like I was in the PRB in the winter. This was the tenth coal train to pass my location prior to the weather getting really bad. This train was head... (more)
This loaded train heads into the Lake Effect snow and followed the BNSF 6003 with the first section of this train for the CSX and a Michigan Power Plant.
This loaded coal train heads into heavy lake effect snow, that ended up dumping 6+ inches of snow this day.
An inbound Metra heads under the IC. Note that the F40's sander is in action.
Another loaded coal train heads east past Lavergne Station in Berwyn on a pretty nice Saturday morning.
IC SD70 1034 is just out of Hawthorne Yard, heading west through Berwyn with M337.
BNSF SD70ACe 9360 leads a eastbound coal train through LaVergne.
a set of light power backs into the yard after coming out as far as the IC bridge.
Double header Metra highballs under the IC flyover.
The 4 day a week morning St. Paulie Girl arrives Cicero a little later then average this morning with a nice EMD consist as usual with BNSF 8201 doing the honors.
A nice mid afternoon 337 is departing Hawthorne with a wonderfully dull CN rainbow consist.
A CN manifest rolls over the fly-over across the BNSF. In the distance a geep sits at the west end of Clyde yard.
This BNSF load from the PRB is destined to CSX with PSTX loads.