IC 1028 leads the CN L509 to Morris for some switching work. A DAIR GP9 will be set out at Motive Power Resources in Minooka Illinois further down the line.

IC 1028 leads the CN L509 to Morris for some switching work. A DAIR GP9 will be set out at Motive Power Resources in Minooka Illinois further down the line.

IC SD70 1028 leads CN L509 South through Shorewood. A DAIR GP9 in third out.

Another cloudy, cold and super windy morning on the Canadian National in Illinois as train A407 rumbles north through the small community of Hayes with another pair of Illinois Central SD70's in c... (more)

Led by a trio of Illinois Central SD70's, loaded ore train CN U702 has just crossed the state line into West Springfield, Pennsylvania and approaches Pond Road under stormy skies. These pellets fr... (more)

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's lead a loaded ore train south on the CN Bessemer Sub, passing through the MD North control point near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. This control point features a u... (more)

A pair of Illinois Central "Deathstar" SD70s make a rare appearance leading CN M337 on this 4th of July holiday, seen here crossing the Fox River in South Elgin, IL. The track in the low... (more)

A pair of IC SD70s lead M337 pass the old wooden depot in Genoa Illinois on the 4rth of July.

After setting out cars on another track, BNSF 1060 shoves back onto another track to set out the IC 1034 and IC 1028 before going back to their train and onto Galesburg Illinois.

One thing I did not expect to see was a report of Illinois Central "Death Star" leading CN train Q123 from Nova Scotia to the states. However that's exactly what I saw on my lunch break ... (more)

Recently reactivated train CN 123 (Halifax-Chicago) has IC 1028, CN 2678 & BNSF 4314 for power as it passes the skyline of downtown Montreal. IC SD70s are no longer seen at all in Eastern Canada (... (more)

After a crew change in Moncton, the new crew rumbles on with Q123 at Berry Mills, New Brunswick with a death star on the point and a BNSF pony in 3rd spot.

A rare leader to these parts, IC 1028 death star leads westbound train Q123 on the east end of Moncton, with a BNSF pony in third position. Definitely a rare lashup here. Here's hoping we see more... (more)

A trio of former IC SD70's lead southbound loaded ore U702 as it cruises by the searchlights at mile 115.2 on the CN Bessemer Sub in Conneautville, Pennsylvania and heads south.

CN Bessemer & Lake Erie Subdivision running a trio of Illinois Central SD70s that has just pulled a long heavy iron ore train into North Bessemer Yard.