The Galesburg to Northtown manifest heads west under the classic signal bridge at Hoffman with a very unusual consist. It's not everyday you see a Santa Fe geep lead a train, let alone on a road t... (more)

Something I'd never thought I'd see happen in 2023... A Santa Fe GP50 leads the Galesburg, IL to Northtown Yard manifest west on the St. Croix Sub. I thought the power would get pulled long before... (more)

After a light layer of snow blanketed the Chicagoland area the night before, BNSFs Galesburg to Chicago manifest traverses the Southern Transcon with a former Santa Fe GP50 up front. The blue & ye... (more)

A trio of former Santa Fe locomotives, led by GP50 #3167, leads BNSF train M-CHIGAL through Lemont, IL, headed back to Galesburg.

With the spring sun beaming down on Chicagoland, BNSFs Joliet Local crawls by UD Tower in downtown Joliet, with a trio of older schemed locomotives. Santa Fe up front, Burlington Northern in the m... (more)

With darkness fast approaching, Y CHC105 prepares to make its return trip to Western Avenue Yard on the Lumber District. A classic "Freightbonnet" leads the way after switching Domino Su... (more)

Y JOL202 fast approaches Arsenal Road with Santa Fe painted 3167 leading Heritage 1 1842. The train is less than 3 miles from the 51 Lead, where the crew will work the various industries all night... (more)

The Y JOL202 is down to two units as it heads west across the old Rock Island at UD Tower. Bluebonnet GP50 3167 remains in the lead, followed by Heritage 1 SD40-2 1842. The Cascade green SD40-2 wa... (more)

An extra Y JOL202 hustles west over Jackson Creek in Elwood with the fan favorite trio that's been ping ponging back and forth between Channahon and Joliet the past week.

Just west of Blodgett Road, Y JOL202 shines in the golden evening light as it slowly approaches the 51 Lead near I-55. The ATSF/BN/BNSF H1 combo remains in tact.

The Santa Fe returns home to Joliet! GP50 3167, SD40-2 1706, and H1 1842, all in classic colors, thunder west out of Joliet on the former ATSF Transcon with Y-JOL202 in some golden hour sunlight. ... (more)

Expecting the Cascade green and H1 SD40's (trailing units) that have been powering Y JOL202 lately, we were treated to a nice surprise in the form of Santa Fe painted GP50 #3167 leading the way. I... (more)

Western Avenue Yard is switched out by a GP50 that still wears its Santa Fe paint. Despite it being a mainly cloudy afternoon, the sun managed to make a few appearances to showcase the classic Blu... (more)

BNSF 3167, a former Santa Fe GP50 shoves a very late M-CHIGAL out of GM Yard.

GP50 #3167 and GP60 #167, both still wearing Santa Fe Bluebonnet paint, switch the east end of Clyde Yard as they pass by East End Tower. Aside from the tagging of 167, the paint has held up quite... (more)