Canadian National's southbound "Peoria Local," L557, with an Illinois Central "Death Star" as sole power crosses over North Oakland Avenue (state Route 48) in my hometown of Decatur on January 12,... (more)

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's split the searchlight signals at MD North in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania as they hustle south of the CN Bessemer Sub with a train of iron ore loads in tow for the... (more)

IC 1034 waits for its next assignment at Joliet 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.

CN A407 passing through Farina with an IC SD70 in the lead.

CN local based out of Centralia, IL heads north across the Mud Creek floodplain toward the Prairie State Energy Campus with empty hoppers to be loaded with fly ash, which is the reside left after ... (more)

CN local based out of Centralia, IL is approaching the gate to the Prairie State Energy Campus with empty hoppers to be loaded with fly ash, which is the reside left after burning coal.

CN local based out of Centralia, IL head north toward the Prairie State Energy Campus with empty hoppers to be loaded with fly ash, which is the reside left after burning coal.

Recently, Illinois Central SD70s have been making their way on M393 the past few weeks. This train is for the UP interchange at West Chicago. IC SD70 1034 and CN SD60 5409 lead M393 north through ... (more)

Awaiting the call to their next assignment at Canadian National’s Woodcrest Locomotive Shop are Illinois Central SD70 1034 and CN ES44AC 2881. (Woodcrest used to be an IC facility before CN acq... (more)

A pair of Illinois Central SD70's are in charge of CN local L572 as it heads south down the Dearborn Sub through Allen Park, Michigan. The Dearborn Sub is home to the concrete catenary arches that... (more)

CN train L572 (Flat Rock, MI - Detriot, MI turn) crosses over Sibley Road with a duo of ex Illinois Central EMD SD70s leading a train of auto parts boxcars.

A pair of Illinois Central SD70's are in charge of CN local L572 as it heads south down the Dearborn Sub through Allen Park, Michigan. The Dearborn Sub is home to the concrete catenary arches that... (more)

CN train L572 (Flat Rock, MI - Detriot, MI turn) pauses under the "Double Arches" on the CN Dearborn Sub before shoving back into the NS yard to double its train.

After getting a recrew at Champaign Road in Taylor, Michigan, CN L572 is back on the move south over the Dearborn Sub. The iconic concrete arches still standing from Ford's electrified section of ... (more)