The thaw is underway in the Chicagoland area as BCOL 4649 leads a southbound mixed train through Plainfield with a colorful consist.

Just like the days of ole', EJ&E 667 leads a short L528 south through the curve between Normantown and Field, headed back to Joliet after a days work in West Chicago and Aurora. The unit retains i... (more)

Heading south through the curve between Normantown and Field, CN train P300, an office car special for New Orleans, boasts a pair of shiny GE's and several coaches.

BCOL 4609 leads an intermodal train on the former EJ&E as it slowly rolls through Plainfield on a beautiful afternoon.

EJ&E 667 spends the night tied down in Plainfield.

IC 1028 leads a southbound on the ex-EJ&E.

BCOL 4643, one of three C44-9WL's in BCOL paint, leads U778 south through downtown Plainfield.

CN SD70M-2 8900 leads Q198 south through Plainfield.

BCOL C44-9WL 4644 leads U778 south through Plainfield.

GTW GP38-2 4927 leads a rail train north into Plainfield.

BC Rail C40-8M 4605 leads an X348 train through Plainfield.

Right at home on former EJ&E rails, EJ&E 660 leads the Walker Local over the DuPage River in Plainfield.

The Operation Lifesaver GTW GP38-2 leads L520 (Spaudling-Joliet) south through Plainfield. Up ahead, the train will hold at Field to meet a northbound.

Emerging out from under IH55, a southbound grain train from WSOR rolls through Plainfield on the former EJ&E. It will have gotten on the IC at Matteson to continue the trip to the gulf coast.

BCOL 4608 leads a ballast train south into Plainfield, around the Normantown Rd curve.