On a beautiful clear blue sky afternoon in the South Suburbs, CN L536 clips on south on the CN Chicago Subdivision with a trio of IC SD70’s. IC 1000, 1019 and 1004. Seen here heading through Oly... (more)
L519 crawls out of the siding at CP Turner as it heads north for Spaulding with the IC class unit leading, IC SD70 1000. L519 no longer exists, and now runs as X519 when needed.
CN L553 headed back towards Otto from the quarry in Limestone off of the CN Herscher Branch in Central Illinois.
IC 1000 leading L553 back South to Gilman from Otto on the former Illinois Central mainline.
Nothing says “Illinois” more than cornfields, trains, and specifically the Illinois Central! IC 1000 is seen here leading a cut of stone cars South from Limestone, IL back towards the Herscher... (more)
The Kirk Yard to Centralia, IL, local freight pulls into #1 track at Champaign. These trains tend to be a fan favorite with the standard set of IC SD70's that CN usually puts on these trains. The ... (more)
As sunset approaches, a pair of IC SD70s and a B&LE tunnel motor lead a southbound down the former IC main between Effingham and Centralia.
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.
