U.S. Steel's Granite City Works was indefinitely idled in late 2023, forcing the lay offs of nearly 300 employees. During my recent trip to the area, there were multiple movements being made into ... (more)

Granite City Steel's fleet of SW1500 locomotives.

A UP train stops to pick up cars from the siding near Granite City Steel.

A UP steel hauler at Granite City Steel.

Port Harbor's MP15DC is shuffling cars at their Granite City yard.

A rebuilt GP59 and RP-M4C slug are moving coiled steel cars amongst all the grain hoppers at the river port in Granite City, Illinois.

A Norfolk Southern GP40-2 is sorting cars at the AO Smith yard in Granite City.

A mix of switchers sit at the shuttered Granite City Steel plant. There are SW9s, SW1200s and an SW1500 sitting here. The plant has been closed since November 2023. This photo was taken from a ... (more)

TRRA 2001 pulls down towards WR as they prepare to shove cars back towards the Carworks. To the right is Amsted Rail which produces railroad wheels and trucks.

Port Harbor Railroad 1296 posing in nice light.

SCFX 1002 sitting at one of the grain terminals in Granite City.

SCFX 1001 is positioning hopper cars at the grain loading facility near Granite City, Illinois. In the background you can see the Chain of Rocks canal where grain barges are docked after transiti... (more)

A single Norfolk Southern GP38 is pulling a heavy train of gondolas loaded with steel ingots. I'm not sure what to make of the massive pile of used pallets piled up trackside.

Port Harbor Railroad 2758 sits idle this morning. This SD40-2 was once CNW and then UP.

Locomotives sit outside Quality Rail Services along State Street in Madison, Illinois.