IAIS 516 roll's past the old Rock Island depot just after the midnight hour!!!!
Iowa Northern lying over in Edgerton, WI on it's way to Prairie du Chien, WI. Then it will return to Chicago, IL
NS 7338 lead's a manifest train through Steward, IL at 0450 hour's with a EX INDR on the point!!
BNSF westbound manifest roll's through the ninth st. crossing with a brand new GE ES44C4 wear the road number of a old SD 75.
It's nice to see this IC unit leading on it's home rail's on the former IC main line from Chicago to Waterloo, IA.
NS 1070 (Wabash) lead's a oil can east on the BNSF Mendota Sub at Earlville, IL.
BNSF 9530 & NS 8102 race west through Steward, IL with a vehicle train.
FXE 4672 leads BNSF train NTWBRC through Steward,IL on the Aurora Sub around 2130 hours.
NS 6963 (SD60E) roll's through Steward, IL with a westbound oil can for North Dakota. I thought I had no chance to catch this but on my way home at 3:45 am heard dispatcher tell NS 6963 to take th... (more)
BNSF 8024 head's westbound at Chadwick, IL with a Q train bound for the Seattle, WA.
RCPE 6416 lead's a manifest westbound toward Nahant yard in Davenport, IA on the CP Chicago, IL
This is the first time that a NS heritage unit has ever been on the Illinois Railnet as it went down on a empty sand train to Wedron, IL to be loaded. Here NS 1066 pull's through Yorkville, IL eas... (more)
UP 2010 races west at Rochelle, IL with a stacker on it's way to Utah!!!!
CREX 1322 wait's at Shabbona, IL in the siding for two westbounds to clear before heading east to Chicago, IL on BNSF Aurora sub.
UP 2002 roll's through Rochelle, IL with a stacker bound for the west coast.