The J, Right At Home. A pair of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern SD38-2's are tied down and crewless at Buffington Harbor, awaiting an L512 crew to take the train to the Illinois International Port... (more)

The Afternoon Yard assignment got stuck with the power off the L521 Local job this afternoon. The EJE 659 shoves a cut into the East Yard.

The power from todays L520 was grabbed for the afternoon yard assignment. The EJE 659 is spotting cars in the RIP tracks. This is about as close to the Tower as you get on the Rail. Its annoying t... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 659 departs the Port of Chicago with CN L512,

EJE 659 works the west end of Kirk Yard.

Kirk Yard pulldown power awaits a crew.

EJE SD38-2 659 and CN GP40-2LW 9524 await a pulldown crew to arrive to begin switching the west end of CN's massive Kirk Yard. (Taken with permission by an employee)

EJ&E SD38-2 659 pulls a cut of cars into the small yard at Buffington Harbor.

Just Like Old Times. On a perfect afternoon in Joliet, a pair of EJ&E SD38-2's are in charge of train L521, a local freight from Kirk Yard in Gary, IN. EJ&E power rarely makes it to Joliet ... (more)

CN L513 is working southward along the Holly Subdivision in Ferndale.

Home rails! EJ&E 659 is in charge of L514 as it heads home for Griffith Yard. Passing through Lynwood, the train is closing in on the state line with Indiana. L514 is the old KSW1, which originate... (more)

CN L513 is shoving north at Woodward Heights Avenue with EJE 659.

EJE 659 stands by with no where to go waiting for the next assignment.

An birds eye look at Markham Yard in Homewood Illinois on a nice crisp winter morning. Perfect morning for flying and even the air is clear enough to see the city in the distance.

EJ&E 659 works a Kirk yard pulldown.