An SD38-2 and a switcher wait for their next move after arriving at Joliet Yard on the L509 after being worked on at the Motive Power Resources shop in Minooka.

First shot of the new DJI Mavic Air 2 drone shows a view of the CN Joliet yard from above. IC 1036 has just arrived back to the yard after working the L528. A couple of units in transit sit furthe... (more)

This former Cotton Belt SW1500 now calls Bensenville home.

In a world of reduced service on the Metra system as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, METX 405 leads one of the few trains running on the Milwaukee West Line sporting it's new nose emblem decal.

A pair of nice UP SD40N locomotives work at the Global 4 inland port in Elwood.

IC SD70's were all over the place in the south suburbs on this late April day. Another CN train with an IC SD70 leading rolls through Chicago Heights on a nice afternoon. To the right, tracks rema... (more)

CEFX 1598 on lease to the IHB leads a short train leads a short train through East Chicago.

Following the IC 1003, IC 1033 comes out of the yard to begin its trip down the Mainline of Mid-America.

Looking right at home on the former Illinois Central Mainline of Mid-America, IC 1003 leads the L536 southbound through the south suburbs of Chicago on its way to Gary Indiana.

A CSXT local from Rockdale works the Prairie Creek Grain Company while a motorcyclist takes advantage of the beautiful warm day to take a bike ride.

Just about to the end of the line, the L509 approaches Hwy 6 in Minooka. Soon the work will begin switching covered hoppers and tank cars at the various industries in Morris.

A pair of IC SD70's leads 19 loads northbound on a nice evening out in the cornfields in Shorewood.

IC SD70's still continue their presents on the L509 and on this day, IC 1033 rolls through Plainfield on a beautiful spring morning en-route back to Morris for another day of work.