Briefly after I got my drone back under control (it tried to fly away...), CN A408 speeds south through Pesotum behind a pair of consecutively numbered IC SD70 locomotives.

IC 1036 leads L536 around the Gary curve, rolling into Kirk yard.

IC SD70 1019 leads the River Line local south through Joliet.

These pair of ICs were a familiar occurrence many moons ago, giving this photo a stuck-in-time look. Not only is the photo stuck in time, this car seems to be stuck in the field. When I went by an... (more)

On Star Wars day, an IC deathstar leads CN L536 around the Gary/Chicago airport, approaching Kirk Yard.

IC SD70 1017 holds in Park Forest with CN L515.

CN L528 switches out some industries off of Van Dyke road with an IC SD70

IC C40-8W 2457 leads A446 south through Grayslake.

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L515 west through Chicago Heights.

106 grain loads are headed west on the Gilman Sub with a classic deathstar SD40-3 in charge. A short time later, the crew would shove to the Cargill plant in town.

An Illinois Central deathstar SD40-3 is in charge of 106 grain empties, as the crew shoves down the Gilman Sub to the Cargill plant for loading. Certainly not what I expected to be shooting this m... (more)

A northbound Illinois Central grain train has just departed from Champaign minutes before and is getting up to track speed here at Leverett. Leading the way is IC 6250, a unit usually stuck betwee... (more)

The first train of today was CN A408, led by IC 1017 and 1037 (CN paint). The other 2 of 4 total trains I saw today had IC leaders as well, making CN's Chicago/Champaign Subdivisions look like the... (more)

A trio of deathstar SD70's begin their climb of Joliet hill as they make their way east towards Kirk Yard with train L520.

A pair of deathstar SD70's lead L509 south down the Illinois River Sub.