CN Dash 9 2724 and IC (CN) C40-8W 2426 (ex-LMS) lead M343 north through Crest Hill, shortly after leaving Joliet.
A pair of SD70M-2's lead M343 north, picking up speed after clearing Bridge 198.
After a meet with its counterpart M342, the M343 heads west through Frankfort with a pair of CN SD70M-2's. Signs of double tracking the Matteson Sub are here.
Northbound CN train flies past the IC 6201 which waits for the next rock train out of Duplainville.
M343 slowly heads west down the main through Crest Hill, allowing an eastbound UP coal train access to the siding. CN SD75I 5732 is in charge, followed by a CN C40-8M.
Taking headroom west on IC's old Iowa Division, CN M343 mopes through Bridgeport Bridge for a set-out. At one time this location boasted its own IC operator atop the bridge with a maze of signals ... (more)
Threading slowly between the Rock Island Diamond at 16th Street and the Amtrak Crossing at 21st St., engineer Marty Simane shepards another long CN drag from one side of the windy city to the othe... (more)
CN 2648 North, CN's M343 catches the early morning sun at Duplainville crossing.
Northbound manifest in the siding meeting M346.
