"Thunder on the Nortwestern" For the first time since 2002, Union Pacific brought its mainline steam power back to Chicagoland, and they did it in incredible style. Here, UP 4014 whistles past ... (more)

With locomotive 8030 shoving, the conductor clings on to the tail end of train 280 as they roll past B12 in Franklin Park preparing to double up the consist. 280 would leave Bensenville Northbound... (more)

1973 called, they want their machines back... Former BN SD40-2 #1706, a 1973 product of EMD, and a 1973-built Ford Gran Torino meet in the industrial mayhem of Romeoville, Illinois along the ol... (more)

With barely any sunlight left and rain rolling in from the west, the crew of Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003 is braving out the cold weather to get the train solid for tomorrow's photo charter. With a large ... (more)

As the evening light begins to creep in, the IRMs Showcase Weekend is still in full swing. After a successful trip to Kishwaukee Grove, the shiny high hood geep pair, Rock Island #4506 and Illinoi... (more)

With a global pandemic still raging on and Metra running at reduced capacity due to low ridership, the company started somewhat of an "Ad Campaign", if you will, to welcome back passenge... (more)

A hallmark of the typical summertime Strasburg Railroad excursion is the Hello Dolly open air car on the rear of the train. Today's trip, however, isn't very ordinary; the mighty N&W J has taken t... (more)

Throwback to the final weeks of summer in 2020... During the IRMs annual showcase weekend, the museum assembled a pretty large "Demonstration" freight consist for their locomotives to shuttle a... (more)

With the sun finally peaking out of the clouds, the last Wisconsin Central GP40, number 3018, slowly pulls out of Markham Yard with a long string of intermodal traffic behind it. This locomotive i... (more)

When people think of ALCo diesels, they probably think of something like this: With the Illinois Railway Museum's coach train underway, GB&W 2407, commonly nicknamed the "alligator", ... (more)

With its train solid and with about 20 minutes to go until the big event, Soo Line #1003 eases out of the small yard that services the Larpen Metallurgical facility in Hartford. The crew will run ... (more)

After a blistering cold morning in the city of Owosso, the morning crew of the Pere Marquette 1225 has gone on duty to begin building the train for the day's North Pole Express runs. With the Cyli... (more)

With a gruesome storm only a few hours away, Iowa Interstate QJ #6988 (The Iowa Bolt) slowly accelerates past the small town of Sparland on its second excursion of the day. The train would pull th... (more)

It's October and the fall colors are at their peak in the state of Indiana. With two GEs upfront, Norfolk Southern's fan-favorite Roadrailer swings around the curve near downtown Lafayette as it h... (more)

With a large hostling tour crowd watching in awe, N&W 611 crawls through the yard limits to reach the ashpit. This is where crews will rid the ashpan of the remaining hot embers before getting rea... (more)