Quite the neat consist idles away on a crisp evening in Cicero. And hey, there are class lights in use on a Class 1 in the year 2006.

The infamous Homewood deadline shrinks in size as more and more WC SD45's get parted and relocated to their "death beds."

BCOL C36-8M 3624, RS-18C's 612, 614, B36-7's 3612, 3611, and RS-18C 609 make up the southern most deadline track at Markham Yd.

BRC Slug 564B is mated to SD40 564. This was on display at this years Franklin Park RR Daze.

Screaming through Waupun, SOO 1003 smokes up a storm, literally thundering through town at track speed in pure steam engine fashion. As the old timers put it, it was just like the old days.

UP 1988 and 2001 lead a generic brand SD70M on the eastbound bird as it swings around the wye headed for Canal St. Yd.

GM 72 leads a BNSF SD70MAC on a westbound coal empty. It has taken this train 2 seperate CN crews and 36 hrs to move 5 miles, and is now dead waiting on another CN crew to take it over the airline... (more)

Freshly repainted CB&Q 9255 sits on public display during Illinois Railway Museum's "Diesel Days."

A pair of former BN SD9's are in charge of this empty potash train bound for the CSXT. Original CB&Q first generation EMD's still in use today... simply astonishing.

Hours after being completed, ex IC 6137 air dries in Woodcrest's paint booth. (Photo taken after receiving permission).

ARR 2804 and Florida Rock Ind. Inc. HM8200 sit stored on the "ready track," the HM8200 being ready for shipment.

Metra ran a test train up and down the EJ&E Western Sub in anticipation for the start up of the proposed "StarLine." They filmed the trip both ways to document the routing and track condition. You... (more)

Wabash 1189 was the last F-7A built by EMD in London. It was sent to Decatur, IL in 1980 to be scrapped. It was saved and donated by the N&W to the Monticello Railway Museum in 1982. Still operata... (more)

The 900 heads down the siding past the Peerless shipping/receiving dock to grab a tank car, possibly for the last time???

4960 brings her 10 car passengar train around the South leg of the wye before backing into the former ATSF Depot.