On this sunny morning, I was quite pleased to see UPY 643 and UPY 610 finishing up their work at Lineage Logistics in West Chicago. Both units are baby tunnel motors (GP15-1's) of Missouri Pacific... (more)
Not long after departing Glenn Yard, the R924 crew begins the afternoon's work at Argo, preparing to shove into Owens' Corning in Summit. EJE 703 and IC 9634 provide the power on this nice, sunny ... (more)
After working Owens' Corning, R924 crosses the diamonds with the Indiana Harbor Belt, slowly making its way deeper into the Argo industry world. EJE GP38-2 703, one of the last two J-Ball locomoti... (more)
L CHI105 hustles west through Mazon with a trio of SD40-2's, the leader still wearing classic Santa Fe "Freightbonnet" paint.
A trio of SD40-2's, led by Santa Fe painted #1755, lead westbound train L CHI105 across the Des Plaines River on a nice afternoon.
Minnesota Commercial T-3 and B30-7 #88 take headroom out of BNSF's Midway Yard, passing by the location that used to be Saint Paul Union Depot. T-3 still has that classic look of a B23-7, but is n... (more)
Welcome back. CSDX SW1 #1, one of the three SW1's owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, will turn 70 this month. It's been out of service for quite some time due... (more)
The Missabe Miracle lives on in 2022 as DMIR 403 and 215 begin their pull to the west end of Proctor Yard.
It's a classic Illinois Central scene at Hawthorne Yard as SD70's 1034 and 1033 take a pull with M337, passing by the leaning, but still standing R2 signal.
The crew of L535 made quick work of their switching at IMTT this morning. This made for a rare, well lit northbound shot of the train crossing the Cal Sag Channel in Lemont. IC 3108 and 3138 have ... (more)
Making its way over the Rock River in Colona, QJ 6988 advances up to the junction, where it'll wait for a BNSF to pass before continuing on to Bureau.
Leading its train off the wye at Bureau Junction, IAIS 6988 takes it slow as it prepares for lunch in town.
#6988 is rolling right along as it passes the elevator in Mineral.
QJ 6988 is pouring the coals to it as it departs Bureau Junction for the return trip to Silvis.
After a brief stop, QJ 6988 is back on the move as it passes through the town of Mineral. While some railfans are still getting their shots, some are already enroute back to their vehicles to cont... (more)
