A pair of Illinois Central SD70's head north through Crest Hill, headed for the River Line in Plainfield.

On a humid afternoon, a pair of IC SD70's make for a great sight as they lead the L509 through Plainfield, bound for the industries of East Morris.

A classic Illinois Central SD70 leads a pair of "Barn" units (CN and BCOL) and GMTX switcher out of the siding at Turner, after meeting a southbound.

M344 passes through the plant at East Joliet, waiting for permission from Metra to proceed across the Rock diamond, so the crew can shove back into the yard to perform the switching duties. An Ill... (more)

On a beautiful morning, M344 heads south with a killer lash-up, consisting of an IC SD40-3, a CN SD60, a CN SD75I and a BCOL C40-8M.

The conductor radios for another 2 feet for a joint with 15 multi-levels.

DM&IR 403 waits for a loaded ore train to clear part of its train in the yard.

Illinois Central train CHG passes Tuscola Tower (TY) at Tuscola, Illinois, on June 12, 1990. This tower was operated by the IC until closed in October 1992; protecting the crossing of the IC with ... (more)

Home sweet Homewood, indeed.

IC 1004 and NS 9760 pull out of KA31 after setting off multis for Oakville. With their train on T1, they will lift 30 multis out of KA30 and tie back onto their train before heading west.

Working a pulldown job, IC 3115 and CN 9547 shove hard into Markham Yard. Two classy paint schemes are represented here, the IC "Deathstar" and the CN "Noodle."

IC 1497 and EJ&E 669 waits for a new crew while EJ&E 671 departs Kirk Yard in the distance.

The River Line Job heads south by County Line Road with a CN/IC Dash 9, an IC SD70 and a GMTX switcher. Definitely oddball power for the old JSW1. The GMTX is enroute to the new yard in East Morri... (more)

IC 3102 leads the Walker Job north through Crest Hill.

A flashback to October 2008 shows IC 1500 working with a slug set at the south end of Markham Yard. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it) the IC 1500 was scrapped on July 17, 2013 becaus... (more)