Good Sunday morning from West Chicago, IL. I worked 6 days in a row this week and was able to take Sunday off. I was out the door at 3 a.m., 3+ hours driving one way to West Chicago, IL, with a pl... (more)

NKP 765 westbound at Monticello. IN crossing the Tippecanoe River on 7/19/2011. The 765 was on its way to TrainFest, Rock Island. IL.

Amtrak's P851, the Hoosier State, passes through the sleepy town of Battleground, IN during its northbound journey to Chicago.

A southbound CSX merchandise train splits the semaphore signals north of Crawfordsville, IN shortly before the signals fell to modern replacements during late 2010. This pair was one of the last M... (more)

Monon #5 passenger train pauses in Lafayette, IN on its southbound journey through Indiana during July 1961. From the John E. Troxler collection. Photographer unknown.

A wet NS 255 Roadrailer glides past MP 226 near Clymers, IN during the morning of 05/2/19.

An eastbound ATSF pig train, pulled by a quartet of GE 4 axles, works uphill to Summit, CA in Cajon Pass.

Rainy days have led to green and flowery fields in Indiana. The farmers have not had very many dry days in a row to permit working the fields. NS 181 passes by the Andersons Elevator located in De... (more)

While traveling home from Chicago's O'Hare Airport eastbound on the Eisenhower Expressway I was blessed with a golden sunset, so I knew I needed to drive to one of my favorite train watching locat... (more)

9/17/02, 6:45 a.m., CSX P945-017 crossing the Wabash River with 2 WC SD45s pulling a RB&BB circus train southbound north of Lafayette, IN. This move started in Green Bay, WI and ended in Indianapo... (more)

Westbound Amtrak #5 California Zephyr reroutes on UP's Geneva Subdivision, shown here at Nelson, IL 3/23/19, due to historic severe flooding in western Iowa.

NS 8100 waits out the evening in Frankfort, IN prior to leaving westbound towards Lafayette, IN then Decatur, IL.

Northbound Pere Marquette 1225 passes by the iconic Carland Elevator at track speed.

A westbound NS train kicks up the snow on the NS Illinois Division's former Wabash RR line.

NS Lafayette, IN South Yard today. The autoracks appear to be loads which I presume are Subarus built by my employer. Crew is cleaning up the mess. Looks like a picked switch but I claim to be no ... (more)