In the final rays of sunlight, a CP ballast train rumbles south through Bellevue with road loads in tow.

CN’s Memphis to Chicago manifest rockets north into the morning sun with a quad of EMDs, the first two being IC SD70s.

A pair of IC SD70s shoot south at sunrise, skirting along US-45 outside Pesotum.

Bound for New Jersey, a CSX tank train rumbles east along UPs Geneva subdivision, with the ONECSX sd70mac up front… seen here ducking under the C&NW coal tower in Dekalb.

The hotshot stack train for St Louis, with a pair of YN2 ac44s, splits the NYC era trilight or “G-Head” signals at CP 172.

With a fresh crew shuttled up to UP interchange from Barr, CSXs B779 cuts through one of the more iconic locations in Chicagoland.

On a cold quiet night fresh into the new year, CNs oil local rumbles south with the last J-Ball logo 4-axle on the roster up front for power. Seen here under the lights in Lemont.

With a few inches of snow blanketing the landscape, a matched quad of four IC SD70s hi-tails kicking up all the fresh drifts.

As winter storm Blair slams southern Illinois, the railroad keeps on moving as seen here in Mattoon. Todays wintery train features a matched quad of four IC SD70s, passing the IC station house, ma... (more)

One of Metras, now plentiful, 70mac passenger rebuilds takes a MDN outbound around the sharp curve at Canal Street.

Metras RTA heritage unit, decked out in Christmas lights, is seen on an ice cold December night rounding out of Chicago’s Union Station.

On a frigid December evening, the sun dips to the horizon as one of the handful of Metras Christmas light decorated locomotives rumbles out of downtown. Every so often, the light pattern changes, ... (more)

Bringing Christmas to the suburbs, Metras RTA themed SD70MACH is decked out with Christmas lights, as its seen here racing through Morgan… leaving behind a cold, yet busy, downtown Chicago skyli... (more)

With Christmas season underway in the windy city, Metra honors their festive tradition for the second year in a row, decking a handful of locomotives with lights. Each line has their own Christmas... (more)

On a frigid November evening, the sun nears the horizon as CNs Wisconsin Rapids flip rockets south after interchanging with FOXY in Wausau.