Q556 idles the morning away at Rockdale, with a nice standard cab lash-up.

Another late Q556 sits without a crew at Rockdale with a nice pair of standard cabs leading.

IC&E SD40-2 6457 hold in Rockdale with Q556.

A late running Q556 holds the main at Rockdale as it waits for a recrew, before continuing east onto Metra rails in Joliet. It's a rare sight this morning as an IC&E SD40-2 leads the way.

IC&E SD40-2 6457 and CSX C40-8 7521 lead easbound train Q556 past two famous icons, Joliet Union Station and UD Tower.

The old Rock Island in Joliet is the last place one would expect to shoot an IC&E, but that's exactly what we have here on this sunny afternoon, as SD40-2 6457 leads the Q556 out of town.

IC&E SD40-2 6415 trails at the rear of CSX Q556, passing through Tinley Park.

Normally a nocturnal train, the Q556 was following the 09:24 Metra out of Joliet this morning. It's seen here thundering through New Lenox at the Marley Road bridge, with a GEVO and an old school ... (more)

A freshly painted AC6000CW leads Q556 (formerly J746) east out of Joliet.

Q556 heads east by the crossovers at MP 35.5, with a freshly painted AC6000 leading the way.

CSX train Q556 is headed east along the old Rock Island in New Lenox, with a Helm SD40-2 on the point, followed by a CSX standard cab C40-8, in YN2 paint. The train is splitting the signals at MP ... (more)