The fireman of Jeddo Coal 85 is ready for work at the RRHMA campus in Silvis.

The golden hour is upon us as North Central Service train #115 is seen skirting Cedar Lake with the RTA heritage unit leading. The train just departed its Lake Villa stop.

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)

BCOL 4621 (C40-8M), now wearing CN colors and missing its top set of ditch lights, leads a manifest past the grain silo along Otis Road in Barrington, IL.

NIRC 9 and 8, both SW1500s, lead a welded rail train through Northbrook, IL. It's rare to catch these units out on the mainline!

ATSF 537 and UP 6936 pose outside the historic Rock Island shop in Silvis during a night photo session during Silvis Railroad Days. This was the first ever night photo shoot at this historic Rock ... (more)

The Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour made its way from Bensenville to Davenport on a wet May 9th. The poor weather did not slow down the amount of foam that chased the train across the D&I. I to... (more)

UP 1983, the WP heritage unit, leads ZG2BR West under the coal chute in De Kalb.

The Northtown to Chicago manifest is working hard to climb out of Savanna on the C&I. The train passes over the east switch at Burke. Leading this unusual A-B-A consist is this rebuilt Morrison Kn... (more)

The white face scheme sure looked great new. This became BN's scheme in 1989 to improve visibility. An eastbound freight is about to CTC Savanna and will either head east on the C&I or south on th... (more)

The upgrade from the SD60, was the SD60M in 1989. BN was the first one to order 50 units that started delivery in December 1989 with #9200-9249. BN went with a 2nd order that began delivery in Jan... (more)

The upgrade from the SD60, was the SD60M in 1989. BN was the first one to order 50 units that started delivery in December 1989 with #9200-9249. BN went with a 2nd order that began delivery in Jan... (more)

Union Pacific #6936 and Santa Fe #537 staged during a night photo session at Silvis, IL.

The flavor of oil, grime, dirt and diesels. Two GP38-2's await their next assignment.

A three pack of a variation of different EMDs lead train L-CHI105 for Galesburg West through Mazon. A little golden light / blue hour delight combo.