A pair of IC SD70's are up front on the Kirk-Spaulding L521 as they head into Joliet, passing the defect detector at Milepost 6.

Nickel Plate Road 765 hurries the Joliet Rocket along through New Lenox, IL.

A pair of ES44AC's haul a loaded ethanol train into Chicago for interchange to the CSX.

Getting out of Town: Nickel Plate Road 765 storms upgrade out of New Lenox, IL and under the former Wabash as it hustles its train of excited passengers toward Chicago.

IAIS 516 leads CIBI under the historic Wabash bridge in New Lenox.

The Joliet Rocket returns to Joliet behind a Metra MP36.

Nickel Plate Road 765 leads the Joliet Rocket out of New Lenox on a beautiful Sunday morning.

Nickel Plate Road 765, a 1944 Lima Locomotives built 2-8-4 Berkshire leads the “Joliet Rocket” through New Lenox en route to Chicago LaSalle Street Station. on a beautiful Sunday, September mo... (more)

NKP 765 leads the first "Joliet Rocket" of the weekend under the historic New Lenox Wabash bridge.

NKP 765 storms out of New Lenox with the Joliet Rocket.

Metra 410 leads the Joliet Rocket back west through New Lenox.

NKP 765 races east past a small crowd in New Lenox.

Nickel Plate Road 765, a 1944 Lima Locomotives built 2-8-4 Berkshire leads the “Joliet Rocket” through New Lenox en route to Chicago LaSalle Street Station. on a beautiful Sunday, September mo... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 765, a 1944 Lima Locomotives built 2-8-4 Berkshire leads the “Joliet Rocket” through New Lenox en route to Chicago LaSalle Street Station. on a beautiful Sunday, September mo... (more)

The Joliet Rocket passes through New Lenox on it's way from Joliet to Chicago in beautiful morning light.