Northeast Illinois Commuter Rail #5 bringing a cut a rock cars back to the yard as the rush begins.

As a Metra shoves it's train toward Blue Island Station, a CP train on the IHB crosses over to the CSX with CP 5944 & SOO 6034.

IAIS 413 shoves down the IHB while passing one of the last remaining manned towers that operates the crossing gates, originally owned by the GTW now CN.

IAIS 600 and 431 pull a cut of cars out of Evans Yard.

UP 6744 takes his coal train Westward on the IHB.

While METX 208 idles, awaiting his signal back East, a inbound empty rushes past headed in the same direction.

CSXT 7332 leads HLGX 6817, a reblt C36-7E. Quite neat to see old GE's still running around.

CSXT 8832 leads HLCX 9042 through Blue Island.

IAIS 413 and 401 shove their cut of cars back into the Yd. Their work is done.

The second BI switch job of the day is using the power off today's CBBI.

CSXT 7612 flies through Blue Island headed for CSXT's Barr Yd.

IAIS 600 pauses while switching around Evan's Yd.

CSXT 7843 leads its grain train through the bridges of Blue Island.

Fading light; fading fortunes. Rock Island's little vest pocket post-Amtrak streamliner heads for the symbolic setting sun. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Kodachrome