Kinda of a trio.....UP 1982 heads west....

The Iowa prarie is almost as nice as the 3 heritage engines.....

After making the rare trip out to Kansasville only to be blocked by a frozen switch....the Sturtevant Patrol is back on fast rails and heads towards Harvest States.... Feel free to correct the ... (more)

The sunrise welcomes UP 6936 to the town of Watseka, IL....

The "bird" has a neat little set of power today.....the CNW Heritage unit...one of the UP Olympic Units.....and the Katy Heritage unit...... The train is pictured coming off of UP rails and ont... (more)

INRD coke trains come through the Chicago area about once every week but this is the first time I have seen one of there wonderfully painted SD40-2s leading the train....

Shortline heaven....the Toledo Peoria and Western crosses KBS' main to Lafayette at Sheldon....

Kansas City Southern's executive train rolls slowly past the Dri-Line yard in Bettendorf. Today's trip ran from Nahant Yard to Canadian Pacific's Bensenville Yard in suburban Chicago, IL. No dou... (more)

The cliche small town....grain elevators....dirt roads....and jointed rail.....

The "bird" has a neat little set of power today.....the CNW Heritage unit...one of the UP Olympic Units.....and the Katy Heritage unit...... The train is rolling to a stop after ducking under t... (more)

The absolute LAST thing you expect to be leading a BNSF train.....

With the recent news of CN buying out the EJE for $300 Million some EJE employee in Kirk Yard used chalk to apply "new" reporting marks to the 672....get your shots now....

One of the most overhyped celebrations I've ever seen.....CP 2816 and IHB 4011 face each others noses over Grand Ave......Grand Ave. was grade seperated from the IHB connecion to the CN and CP....... (more)

An ICE detour scurries past Rondout tower on this cool spring morning in northern Illinois....

MCCHU makes good time across nothwestern Illinois....