A rather crazy lash-up enters Kirk Yard with L520 from Joliet. Usually dominated by IC SD70's and other six axle power, today's version of 520 consists of GTW 4920, GTW 4906, IC 9605, GTW 6223 and... (more)

A CN/IC Blue Devil leads CN L520 east through Joliet.

Canadian National train L520 departs Joliet, Illinois behind a trio of Spartan Cab Illinois Central SD70's on a pleasant morning in Chicago's Southwest suburbs. The engineer is notching out the th... (more)

A trio of deathstar SD70's begin their climb of Joliet hill as they make their way east towards Kirk Yard with train L520.

A pair of IC SD70's and a GTW GP38-2 double up at the east end of Joliet.

The CN's Barron Sub local, L520, comes into Lublin during its southward journey to Stevens Point. CN 2101 and IC 1020 made for a nice catch.

The Operation Lifesaver GTW GP38-2 leads L520 (Spaudling-Joliet) south through Plainfield. Up ahead, the train will hold at Field to meet a northbound.

CN SD60F 5529 and C40-8M 2426, both in the zebra stripe paint scheme, depart Spaulding with the L520 to Kirk Yard in Gary, IN.

A matching pair of BNSF H1 Dash 9s lead L520 south through Joliet.

A pair of Heritage 1 Pumpkins lead the 520 train over Route 59 in Plainfield.

CN 2638 leads L520 into Joliet yard.

After getting snagged by the 7.8 hotbox detector for hot wheels, the Spaulding - Kirk L520 slowly approaches Turner with a pair of CSX AC4400CW's. CSX power has been a regular sight on this train,... (more)

Southbound L520 is about to pass under Caton Farm Road with an IC, Operation Lifesaver GP40R and an EJ&E SD38-2.

Today's L520 consists of an Illinois Central GP40R and an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern SD38-2. They're seen leading their train off of Bridge 198 and on the approach to the East Joliet Yard.

IC 1018 looks to be in need of a bath as it rolls south through Plainfield, leading the way on L520.