CSXs hottest train on the system rockets through Walkerton with its eye grabbing B&O inspired office car special.

On a sunny warm afternoon, the 452 job rumbles west by the Congress Park Metra Station with a very faded ATSF paint B40-8W up front. This job, normally utilizing road power on its bi-weekly trips ... (more)

An EMD leads 2 GEs lead a Z-Train on beautiful cloudless morning under some C&NW Memorabilia.

A rather old Metra F40 cruises past a crewless L545 with a BLE tunnel motor in charge on a warm summer evening.

Painted to commemorate the state of Illinois, this Rock Island line outbound is powered by the one and only 402. Captured here at Tinley Park’s 80th ave station amidst a thin layer of Canadian w... (more)

In the morning summer sun, railfans from all over the midwest gather along the banks of the Cedar River in Moscow, IA for, whats rumored to be, one of the final runs of the QJ 6988 steamer.

An icon of the Pacific Northwest, the evening gas train winds around the Clark Fork river towards Plains, with two of MRLs shiniest 70aces up front for power.

Wisconsin & Southern’s road T-004 train breaks the silence of a small faming community outside Milton, WI.

On a warm summer evening, a pair of 40s, and a 60m, power todays 105 to Galesburg.

An icon for the Garrett Sub, KN tower in Walkerton has seen better days, as T518 hauls by at track speed. The train was movin’ so quick, you can see the coal dust flying off the cars.

On a cold Thursday evening, Illinois Railways 104 job makes a run to BNSFs Eola Yard. Seen here curving outside of Yorkville with a pair of OmniTracks (OMLX) SD40s.

After getting fooled by a different northbound an hour beforehand, CNs A407 job rips through the small town of Ludlow, IL, a half hour north of Champaign, IL. Each small town along the IC has some... (more)

With the fate of the NIPSCO power plant uncertain, these NORX coal trains may be a distant memory soon enough. With that said, on a sunny spring afternoon, one of South Shore’s NORX coal empties... (more)

Amit the CoronaVirus Outbreak, outdoor activities grind to a halt across the globe. On a Gorgeous Spring morning, Essential Railroad workers take L509 down the River Line with a pair of Illinois C... (more)

Nothing speaks summer like open waters, crisp evenings, boats, & ballast trains. Here two former SOO SD60s crawl along the Mississippi River with a string of mostly Milwaukee & PacMan ballast cars... (more)