The famous bridges of Blue Island Junction stand over the Cal Sag Channel as IHB NA11 makes its way by the old interlocking tower with IHB 4015 and 3861. The 3861 is the last remaining SD38-2 on I... (more)

IHB NA11, the Blue Island to Bensenville transfer, makes its way west across the CSX Chicago Heights Sub at Harvey Junction. A pair of fan favorite Harbor GP40-2's lead the way as they pass by Sol... (more)

BNSF GP50 3167 and GP60 167, both still wearing Santa Fe blue and yellow, team up to switch the east end of Clyde Yard in Cicero. In the process, they meet an outbound Metra train, making its way ... (more)

On a sunny afternoon in the windy city, a pair of BNSF GP23ECO's shove a cut of cars into their Western Avenue Yard. Both units were built as ATSF GP38's in 1970 and look quite sharp in their H4 p... (more)

Kirk Yard's east end hump jobs can always be counted upon to have interesting power. GTW SD40-2 5936, GTW SD40-3 5950 and EJE SD38-2 662 have control this morning as they slowly make their shove m... (more)

NS 12N derailed in Gary, IN on the morning of December 23rd, 2020. Reports said that a total of 20 cars were on the ground with no injuries. Will 2020 ever end?

We're at the National Railway Equipment's facility in Dixmoor as the scrapper is hard at work, taking apart Illinois Central SW14 #1435. USSX SW1200RS #59's tragic end would follow within 24 hours... (more)

A trio of Gary Railway's SW1200's shuffle coke cars around their massive facility in Gary, Indiana. All three units are former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern and still wear EJ&E paint. Not that you can t... (more)

While waiting around for the BC Rail heritage unit at Ackerville, WSOR L249 made its departure for Milwaukee. The chase was on to nearby Richfield. A trio of GP38-2's are wide open in run 8 as the... (more)

On a sunny afternoon, southbound train Q198 rolls through Ackerville, WI. Bringing up the rear as the DPU is CN ET44AC #3115, the British Columbia Railway heritage unit. Q198 runs from Fairview Ya... (more)

The Wisconsin Central heritage unit is looking good as it leads northbound train Q117 over Bridge 198 in Joliet. The classic Elgin, Joliet & Eastern (EJ&E) lift bridge was built in 1934 and sees a... (more)

With CN's Wisconsin Central heritage unit in charge, Q117 does the loop at Matteson as it makes its way off the CN Chicago Sub (former IC) and onto the former EJ&E, now the CN Matteson Sub.

CN Q117 makes its southbound departure from Markham Yard with the Wisconsin Central heritage unit in charge. It's seen passing the Homewood railfan platform. From here, the train will continue sou... (more)

The J is reborn! ET44AC #3023, specially painted in EJ&E paint, holds on the CN Calumet Spur in East Chicago, IN. In charge of pet coke that was picked up at the nearby BP plant, the train will co... (more)

After making a pickup and a setout at the Port of Chicago (Iroquois Landing), the "Short Line" makes the short trip back to its yard just a few blocks away. SW1500 #31 leads two bay wind... (more)