EJ&E SD38-2 669 highballs the westbound empty State Line coal train through Crest Hill. This one snuck up on me.
EJ&E SD38-2 669 heads light through Crest Hill.
The re-crewed J Long West thunders west after receiving signal indication from the CN at Leithon.
The "Line Train" is about to rattle across the CN Diamonds. The old Griffith Interlocking Tower and some retired MOW equipment can be seen in the background.
EJ&E 669 & 667 prepare to stop so an MoW employee can join the crew to help throw switches during the snowstorm. West Chicago Tower is the last J manned tower on the Western Sub. *This is the M.... (more)
The Line train covers the last mile of its journey into Joliet Yard. This is my 300th photo on rp.net.
The 21 train, as it has been lately, crewless after running short of time.
A pair of SD38's in the J's bright orange paint switch the interchange yard in Matteson before heading west to Joliet.
2 of the EJ&E's bright orange SD38s work to get back underway after switching out the small yard used to interchange with the CNIC at Matteson.
Low sun casts its tint.
Seven days a week, a local train designated "JSW1" (Joliet Switcher 1 or "The Clay Pit Job") leaves Joliet Westbound around 6:00 AM. It switches over to the Illinois River Line at Walker, then hea... (more)
EJ&E #669 idle on a siding. This unit was former B&LE #891.
