3 White Pass and Yukon Route Alcos sitt along a curve waiting for its 2nd round of passengers of the day. The second locomotive recently was sold and shipped off property. It's new owner is anothe... (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)

The last inbound run of the state supported "Hoosier State" pulled into Chicago Union Station with 2 PRR Private cars fitted with the Hoosier State logo. Later in the evening, this train... (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, does its duties of taking Metra Electric cars to and from Blue Island. Soon enough, NIRC 1 will not hold that title for long. With the 2... (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)

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)

IAIS 500 and IAIS 504 takes CBBI east through Joliet, passing UD tower. Soon enough the former jointly owner Rock Island, GM&O and Santa Fe tower is going to open up to the public as a museum. Cur... (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)

METX 425 leads an outbound by 16th street tower

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)

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)

NS 4711 takes one load down to Areopress in Manhattan. This is the only regular train on the former Wabash that moves no passengers. This is one of the hardest locals to catch in the Chicagoland a... (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)

IAIS 517 makes its first run on the east end of the system leading BICB