After waiting an hour or so for the train to get on the move, the northbound signal finally dropped to red and the radio chatter began. Nearly splitting the IC-era ABS signals in Clinton, the C... (more)

L521 heads west into Joliet with the usual Illinois Central set. Today, two Tennessee Southern Geeps were in tow, bound for Motive Power Resources (MPR) in Minooka, IL.

Road crews have brought train A408 from Kirk Yard to the north switch of the yard at Wamac before the yard crew breaks up the train.

With IC SD70s being rounded up in the coming months for rebuild into SD70ACC locomotives, we travel to Plainfield, IL for a deathstar duo before they cease to exist. Featuring an old EJ&E Depot.

A pair of deathstars thunder west through Griffith, about to slam the diamonds.

L537 passes 16th Street Tower with a pair of Illinois Central deathstar SD70's in charge.

Near sunset, a pair of IC SD70's lead L537 through Bridgeport, headed west to Glenn Yard.

The Class unit of the Illinois Central SD70s leads the 408 through Tuscola.

A pair of IC SD70's and a gaggle of UP power lead L537 through Park Forest.

A friendly wave from the conductor, as Illinois Central Railroad Class Deathstar SD70 leads a North bound Peoria Local South of Hartsburg, Illinois on Tuesday evening, September 11, 2018. The P... (more)

Illinois Central Railroad Class Deathstar SD70 leads a two-car North bound Peoria Local at Lincoln, Illinois on Monday evening, August 27, 2018. The Peoria Local is a turn out of the CN Decatur ya... (more)

A couple big beasts pull 130 veteran DMIR ore cars loaded to the gills with blast furnace trim rock destined for the ore dock at Two Harbors, MN.

The engineer slowly descends the 1% grade preparing to bring this cut of cars to a stop so the conductor can line the switch for a shove back and onto the first cut of cars before leaving for Two ... (more)

Illinois Central 1000 comes down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant with a second cut of loads of blast furnace trim. The train will double onto their first cut, which they shoved into the ... (more)

Two railroads gobbled up by the Canadian National take the westbound M337 manifest across the countryside of Northern Illinois. Th lead unit happens to be the class unit of the SD70 series locomot... (more)