WSOR sits under a vintage Milwaukee signal bridge while awaiting other traffic and their counterpart before heading for America's Dairyland.

Soo Mike #1003 enjoys some pre-4th of July fireworks.

An ATSF GP40X and SD45-2 muscle westbound merchandise over the NS Kankakee line in a rare daylight move, not to mention very rare consist.

CP's Kingsbury job crawls over the ancient swing bridge toward the Kingsbury Line and eventually Goose Island.

UP 1995 leads a detouring MPRCB over the IC&E. Here it's seen passing the Oregon Nuke Plant, conveniently meeting the sun on the way.

We pulled 30 stored tank cars off the K lead today. Yes, the track is there.....somewhere.

BRC 534 works on the never ending task of sorting cars at BRC's huge Clearing Yard.

A CP snowplow is ready for action, though there isnt quite enough snow on the ground to warrant its service just yet.

One of few remaining GTW SD40's leads CN A453, a Proviso-Fond Du Lac manifest.

A trio of ATSF motors lug a heavy manifest on Chicago's southwest side en route to Clearing Yard.

One of the very select few patched CNW SD40-2s leads a southbound manifest through Deval. 3028's nose patch in nicely peeling off, revealing the CNW underneath.

A pair of WC SD45s idle away under a very intriguing sky while awaiting a fresh CSX crew to continue East.

Freshly repainted 1206 makes her grand debut in CB&Q paint. The engine performed flawlessly and to the delight of 20 railfans on hand for the occasion.

With its M-3 air horn blowing very loudly, this engine runs back between the buildings of the southwest side of Chicago before reversing into its "facility" and tying down for the day.

An ex-Erie Mining Alco does what Alco's do best.