L501's crew is shoving their delivery into EMCO Chemical Packaging. A really nice leader, in the form of an Illinois Central Deathstar GP40R, is in charge today.

Deathstar In Darkness. With one empty center-beam picked up from Cook County Lumber in tow, CN’s R967 “Recycle Job” is viewed from the 18th Street overpass in the South Loop, making t... (more)

The old green diamond adorns this rare model on a day of atrocious weather in the state capitol.

A bitterly cold day but beautiful sun and no one around. Along line of motive power. Outstanding.

And the bubble reads "Maybe if we're quiet he won't notice us."

At the giant quarry near Kentucky Dam another gravel train is loading.

L521 departs on the Battle Creek Extension as W302 lays rail on the South Bend Sub Main One.

CN A408 to Centralia pulls into Mattoon in preparation to drop some of its cars before continuing southbound.

CN A408 to Centralia picks up speed after coming out of the siding. In the lead is an IC SD70 with a mixed bag of power trailing, including the EJE heritage.

IC 1007 passes JB Tower with M356 as it prepares to slam the diamonds.

After working the Nestle plant in Burlington, L504 heads back north to Waukesha with IC 3102 and GTW 4927.

Heavy snowfall as IC 1027 leads CN train E251 , Westbound , through Bellevue Michigan with the abandoned Cement Factory ruins in the background.

The Modern IC at EJ&E Depot No. 4. With a fresh blanket of snow on the ground, Canadian National job L509 with a pair of IC SD70’s, 1022 and 1020 head south towards East Morris after ho... (more)

IC 1022 and 1020 are in charge of a 51 car L509 as they get underway towards the River Line and East Morris while crossing the 1934 built Bridge 198 over the Des Planes River.

Down The Main Street. After some switching at KA Steel (Olin Chemical), the Millsdale Oil Local, L545, crawls through historic Downtown Lemont due to PTC restrictions up to Flagstone while ... (more)