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)
IC 1026 (SD70) leads CN Q116 past the old IC signals in Homewood, Illinois.
On its way downstate, Amtrak's Chicago-Carbondale Shawnee pauses at Homewood station on a fall morning to pick up suburban riders. The standard F40PH is in charge.
Framed by Illinois Central catenary, Amtrak's City of New Orleans approaches Homewood station in suburban Chicago behind a pair of F40PHs. The Heritage Fleet consist assigned to this train in 1985... (more)
A Pair of Geeps in HomewoodIllinois Central GP40 3125 is ex-ICG 3067, originally IC 3067. (Woodcrest Yard, Homewood, Illinois - September 20, 1997)
An interesting array of Geeps lead a freight into Markham Yard near the Homewood, IL suburban station. No. 8081, lettered Illinois Central, but wearing an ICG logo on the nose leads two ICG letter... (more)
Illinois Central Gulf SW7 no. 1207 mates up with GP10 8105 to handle heavy switching at the south end of Markham Yard at Homewood, IL on a pleasant June 30, 1979. The graphics of IC/ICG were an in... (more)
A fascinating catch in 2017! Just like the old days, a pair of Illinois Central SD70's lead Q116 under the vintage signal bridge in Homewood.
Running on home rails in Homewood, IC 6250 leads CN 5281 out of Markham Yard, passing under the classic Illinois Central signal bridge.
CN C40-8M 2403 leads CN M371 south under the IC signals at Homewood.
A solo zebra striped C40-8M leads M371 out of Markham Yard for a trip south down the Mainline of Mid America.
BCOL 4603 departs Homewood with M371, passing the former Hines lumber switch south of town.
EJ&E SD38-2 660 switches out a cut of intermodal cars at Homewood.
A manifest freight gets head room in Canadian National's Homewood Yard, sporting former Bessemer & Lake Erie No. 878 on the head end.
