The Chicago Terminal is pulling 3 loaded gons out of Finkl Steel on the north side of its Kingsbury street running trackage. Afterwards, it will set out 3 empty gons in place of the loads.

PRR 5809 crosses the Susquehanna River, swollen with water from several weeks of rain.

Metra MP36 no. 407 pauses to let a deadheading crew off before heading back to couple onto its train. Meanwhile, F40PH no. 103 sits waiting to depart.

AMTK 204 has just departed Champaign's Illinois Terminal with the Saluki and is now passing over the Illini Bridge, which is painted in the University of Illinois's trademark blue and orang... (more)

Finkl & Sons Steel is the only industry left on Kingsbury, but luckily it appears to be in no danger of closing down. The sign explains what Finkl & Sons, steel recyclers, do. Finally, ILSX 900 is... (more)

The Zearing Local has just picked up quite a lot of bulkhead flatcars, all to be stored on the remains of the wye in Ladd. Here it is seen crossing a random trestle in about as close to the middle... (more)

Framed by the South Gate of Silver Cross Field, home of the Joliet Jackhammers, and outbound Metra train departs Joliet Union Station as a storm front moves in, eventually forcing a rain delay and... (more)

A rare view from inside the WSOR theater car "Stone Gardner" during a trip for the TRB's AR040 Committee. The train has just left Union Station and is winding its way through the complicated track... (more)

MILW 261 pulls under Milwaukee Intermodal Terminal's train shed.

This E8 is currently undergoing major work here at Monticello's shops. The entire left side (our right) is currently open, and the body shows signs of major rust damage. This engine is of PRR heri... (more)

Figuring out where the road starts and the railroad begins is usually difficult without snow in Peoria heights. The snow just makes things worse. The Bureau-Peoria roadswitcher heads southboun... (more)

Visitors go to visit the CNW Heritage Unit as it sits in Oglivie Transportation Center.

BNSF 4230, is an ex-ATSF unit, painted in H1, with a Santa Fe yellow A/C unit, and a cascade green door that must have come off a C30-7. 4230 is backing down this siding to pick up its last car(a ... (more)

After creating Ladd's only rush hour by blocking the crossing for a good 20 minutes pushing cars into the siding, NKC 3 has now finally pulled forward with a lot less cars than it previsouly had(2... (more)

After providing switching services to the grain elevator in Homer, NS 8721 heads hammerhead forward east back to Tilton Yard.