A sand train heads south through Des Plaines behind an unpatched Southern Pacific AC4400CW.

Southbound 282 train heads for Bensenville during the biggest snow storm in Chicago for the 2012-2013 season.

YPR77 rounds the curve at Norma as it heads south on the Milwaukee Sub towards Brwyn Mawr Yard.

YPR77 makes a rare daylight appearance on the Harvard Sub after a derailment at Bryn Marw.

Sand empties on UP train R-RGPDS head down the connection between Norma and Seeger to head northwesterly for Janesville and eventually Prairie Du Chien, WI.

CP SD40-2 5965 leads 282 south around the curve at Howard Street. Ever since 276 and 277 were moved off this line, consists like this are hard to come by north of Bensenville.

The last IMRL painted locomotive pulls a loaded ethanol train southbound through Des Plaines.

CP 642 heads south through Des Plaines with a candy apple SOO SD60 and a pair of blue and yellow SD40-2's (IC&E and DM&E). DM&E's Mt. Rushmore unit is third out.

Empty coal heads south along the former CNW, headed towards Proviso and points west.

After getting on UP rails at Shermer, a trio of Canadian Pacific ES44AC's round the corner at Howard Street in Des Plaines.

UP 9442 takes a grain train onto the Harvard Sub connection at Norma (Thatcher Ave) with a final destination of Evansville, WI.

As 281 slowly advances up to Deval to await its window, the 276 is fast approaching Algonquin Road in Des Plaines, with a Pacman SD40-2 in charge, followed by a DM&E (former CP) SD40-2.

182 rolls out its final miles running over the UP before arriving at Bensenville.

Running on UP trackage, CP 182 rolls through Howard Street with a matching pair of candy apple red, Soo Line SD60's.