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.
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.
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)
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)