IC SD70 1029 leads M371 south past Homewood tower.

GTW 5856 and a CN SD40-2W haul a pulldown at Homewood.

The GTW OLS unit and a CN SD40-2W haul a pulldown at Homewood, IL.

CREX ES44AC 1425 switches out autoracks at Homewood.

In the summer of 1969, the Illinois Central leased a group of F7s from the Denver & Rio Grande Western to help with a power shortage. This bright yellow A-B-B-A set was in charge of a northbound I... (more)

I'm standing on the Homewood Amtrak station platform, trying my hand at nighttime railroad photography. It's getting late and my belly is full of delicious pizza as a result of a great dinner with... (more)

M357 leaves Homewood with a BC Rail leader.

BCOL C40-8M 4604 departs Homewood with CN M357.

An IC GP40R and a GTW GP38-2 shove back light power before working a pulldown.

A CN yard job pulls out of Markham Yard for head room with a classic EJ&E SD38-2 on the point. I traveled from Windsor, Ontario and shooting an EJE was one of the things I had on my check list and... (more)

CN 4026 South moves toward the yard lead as its conductor prepares to step off his lead unit to throw the switch. As soon as 4602 departs, 2502 South will leave right behind him.

A pair of odd-looking IC SW14s perform a switching move past the signal bridge at the south end of Homewood Yard.

EJE 669 leads a pull out job solo out of Markham Yard under the IC signal bridge

A CN yard job with an untouched EJE SD38-2 shoves a cut of cars back into Markham Yard. They pulled up under the old IC signal bridge for headroom. This was my first trip to Illinois and in one da... (more)

Two of the four slant-nosed E6s that were delivered to the Illinois Central in 1941 lasted until the coming of Amtrak, and they earned premier assignments until the end. IC E6s 4001 and 4003, sand... (more)