CSS 2006 and conductor prepare to make a shove move towards the main

Rail Link 4200 leads the schillings job east through Robbins

IAIS 511 and 506 team up on the nightly BICB, seen here going west by Mokena Front Street with a pumpkin displayed in the shot. Another somewhat notable thing about this scene is that the train is... (more)

IAIS 711 and 513 lead the BICB freight on a nice cool night. This was the first GP38 leader on one of the road freights since July 3rd, and that time the GP38 leading didn't have PTC. PTC was the... (more)

METX 190 takes an outbound bound for 179th street south by Wolf Road on the Metra SWS. About 1 hour later, on its inbound run to Chicago, the 190 suffered a major mechanical failure enroute to Uni... (more)

IBCX 818, obviously of EJE heritage sits by the CPL signal in Union Mills. Sitting with a cut of grain cars, the 818 and an NS paint Highhood sit awaiting the next day's work. The 818 was the only... (more)

INRD SAHW makes its way through the woods and hills of Southern Indiana. Here it is seen at the Route 45 crossing west of Helmsburg. Bought from CEFX, INRD is one of the few railroads to use the S... (more)

The first CBBI of October roars as it climbs up Mokena Hill, with the usual pair of GEVOs for power. With the SD38-2s going into storage, and only about 5 known GP38s having PTC, and the COVID-19 ... (more)

Another edition of a daylight run of the Manhattan local is seen here passing the signals that protect the coach yard from the mainline. This time NS 4711 was turned and now leads the train north ... (more)

RI 4506 picks CBQ 9255 at Barn 2. These movements were done after the photo freight did its last run, and Illinois Railway Museum was "cleaning up" the displays of the night before, when... (more)

CSX 6900 and a GP 38-2 lead a few sand cars back to Ottawa yard. The day before this was taken, there was a Chessie cat on the blank nose. The Chessie logo was taken off the day before due to a cr... (more)

NIRC 1, the oldest operating locomotive in revenue service pulls a single electric bi-level by the soon-to-be unmanned BI Tower. The tower itself is rumored to be closing soon, and may be torn dow... (more)

NS 4711 leads a lenggthy BS50 north on the former Wabash. Daylight freights here are extermley rare south of Chicago Ridge, due to the only local that runs the line running at night. The business ... (more)

One of three new Iowa Interstate's GEvos leads BICB with GATX 2210 and WAMX 4189. GATX 2210 has been in service with Chicago Rail Link for a few years, and is going to Silvis along with WAMX 4189,... (more)

CRL 9469 is shoving the Chicago Rail Link's Schillings Job, which delivers wood to Schillings in Mokena. They also occasionally serve Great Northern Lumber. Chicago Rail Link's Schillings job is a... (more)