On a extremely hot and humid summer morning in Central Illinois, BLOL 7504, a Paducah GP10 switches around storage cars on the main, 1,000 or so feet away from Risk Junction.

Two Zebra scheme SD40-2W’s bring the rear of A446 as they can be heard from miles away fighting up the grade at Byron Hill on a cold morning.

LSF54 heads north on the former SP Route through Towanda, IL.

January 31, 2009: the end of the line. 13 years ago, January 31, 2009 marks the final day of EJ&E’s 122 year existence before the CN takeover. EJ&E 667 leads the Kirk Yard west end in March 2020... (more)

M642 moves at a snails pace up the Chicago Heights Subdivision after waiting for cross traffic on the IHB at CP Harvey. CSXT ES44AC 911, the honoring first responders locomotive leads. They are se... (more)

Hoopin’ Orders. SLSF 1630 hoops It’s orders during the Steam Into The Fall photo charter at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Two yard pulldowns shuffle around baretables at the east end of Clyde Yard while BNSF 2345 shoves back past East End Tower as BNSF 2576 pulls for headroom with more baretables.

L-TWI672 gets off the Watertown Sub and onto the Appleton Sub at Appleton, as they make their way towards the Morris Sub and Willmar with Cascade Green leading the way.

RBMN 425 leads It’s first excursion of 2022 towards Jim Thorpe as the train head past the famous Molino barn.

On a quiet night at Rockdale Yard, J747’s power waits for it’s next assignment in the morning at the yard office while Iowa Interstate’s BICB (Blue Island, IL - Council Bluffs, IA) whizzes o... (more)

IC 6260 leads ore loads north on the old Missabe past the former Missabe depot.

IG2G4 heads south through Lockport with a NS SD70ACe leading.

L-CHI105 wastes no time as they head west over the Des Planes River in Lemont with a H1 GP38-2, H4 GP60 and a Bluebonnet GP60.

On a crisp cold, -10°F January morning, the KBS’ crew begins their day as they pull 51 loads past Iroquois Junction and Headquarters in Iroquois with 2 KBSR GP38-2’s. The 2 GP38-2’s on the ... (more)

After the HLCX in the consist having a bad brake shoe and requiring a quick fix, BNSF 2740, a rebuilt GP39E still wearing its Burlington Northern colors shoves L-CHI105 at the last bit of golden h... (more)