After meeting another northbound at Sutton, X342 begins its move out of the south end of the siding, finding some nice evening sunlight in the process. Two former Conrail units fit the bill quite ... (more)

Southbound X342 is on hold at CP Gil to await the arrival of a northbound Q train. A CSX SD40-2 and a CSX C40-8W, both former Conrail units, make for a sweet lash-up on this sunny afternoon.

X342 is southbound on the old WC, as it passes over Route 45 in Mundelein with a CSX SD40-2/C40-8W combo. Just up the line, the train will hop onto the J to continue its trip.

Being thrown in every siding for every northbound on the mainline, X342 with a CSXT SD40-2 leader once again holds in another siding as a northbound Q117 thunders north with a SD70M-2 leader.

An extra 342 manifest heads north through the manual interlocking at Brighton Park. A loaded rail train was at the headend of this freight.