3 geeps and a slug bring an empty coal train from the old AWW main down to Buckskin Mine near Somerville for leading.
A CN SD75I and one of three remaining GTW SD40-2s get a recrew at dusk.
Iowa Interstate's Blue Island switch job backs down the IHB to Blue Island Yard while a CSX stack train heads east and a Metra Rock Island train passes overhead.
A pair of fallen flag SD40s sit at the CN facility in Decatur.
A fresh out of the box GEVO leads a short transfer from the IHB.
A southbound on the Marion Branch waits for the signal at Speicherville as the sun sets on a beautiful spring day.
I spent an afternoon on the lake and all I caught was a few catfish...
Iowa Interstate's road frieght out of Chicagoland accelerates through the forest preserves in the south suburbs.
A southbound freight with good old IC power on the point flies past the old depot in Ashkum.
The daily Blue Island switch job heads down the connection between the ex-Rock Island main and the IHB. Both units are long hood forward today, led by unit 711 (aka "Big Gulp").
An eastbound stack train barrels east through the quiet small town of Toluca.
Iowa Interstate's daily Blue Island - Council Bluffs train accelerates through Tinley Park as it passes the Metra station clocktower.
The ICE fall color special heads back north to Dubuque. The overcast skies were a mixed blessing, allowing for some shots that would be horribly backlit on a sunny day.
A bottle train with an ex-Conrail geep in charge heads east through Calumet City on the IHB as it returns back to Burns Harbor.
It's always nice to see a lashup without any CN power on the former IC.
