LCHI105 heading West on the Chillicothe Sub for Galesburg with a BNSF "Fakebonnet" in the lead.

MGALCHI passing through the rows of growing corn in Central Illinois on the Chillicothe Sub.

MBNAS making its way South towards Lincoln where they will meet a Northbound Amtrak train.

MBNAS pulling out of Bloomington Yard for headroom as they put their train together before departing South for the Alton & Southern Yard in East St. Louis.

M-GALCHI making its way through Mazon on the morning of the 4th of July. This train left Galesburg late Monday night and then died out by Kernan. By time they got a recrew it was morning, good lig... (more)

IAIS 513 leading SIBI East towards Blue Island as they duck under the former Wabash.

Solo IAIS 513 leading an eastbound train from Silvis towards Blue Island out of the river valley in Joliet.

IAIS 513 leading SIBI solo across Bridge 407 which crosses over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. Lift Bridge, Bridge 407, was built back in 1932 to replace an older trestle bridge that w... (more)

IAIS 513 bringing SIBI under the former Joliet Junction and EJ&E bridge in Rockdale.

IAIS freight train from Silvis, Illinois, to Blue Island, making its way through Seneca in some of the very first sunrays of the day. Getting the Iowa out on the CSX in daylight is always a treat ... (more)

The GTW heritage unit leading the BNSF HGALIHB East on the Santa Fe Transcon in the last few minutes of daylight on a Summer evening. This freight train runs from the BNSF Galesburg, Illinois, yar... (more)

SIBI climbing out of New Lenox on an early Saturday morning across Metra trackage. The trailing GP38-2 put on a show climbing out of Joliet and New Lenox. It was a great sound & sight as they thre... (more)

IAIS 506 & 708 charging out of the river valley in Joliet as they head East with their train from Silvis for Blue Island. Even though the GP38 was trailing, it was a much-welcome sight as it put o... (more)

IAIS 506 & 708 pull SIBI into Rockdale as they creep through the yard passing by caboose C&O 903282. This about 50 year old caboose was painted in red C&O paint and was their “Make This Year a S... (more)

YJOL202 coming out of Joliet as they come up on Patterson Rd. This job runs out of BNSF's Joliet Yard and runs out to Blodgett Rd in Channahon where they shove down the spur to DOW Chemical, Dupon... (more)