After years of local service around Waukegan, the last J geep is in charge on the old Long West as it stops traffic in downtown Plainfield on its journey from Spaulding to Joliet.
EJ&E SD38-2's 664 and 656 lead the N21 east through Plainfield. This train was 119 cars long and hit the detector at 7.8 with 480 axles. This is the longest N21 I have ever seen and it's, no doubt... (more)
EJ&E SD38-2 675 leads the eastbound coal train through Plainfield less than two weeks from the CN takeover. Things have certainly changed already not even a month later. The second engine, the 670... (more)
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery is the only site in Illinois where five species of birds, one of which is state endangered, nests, and a great place to watch the endangered EJ&E orange SD38-2's fly-by,... (more)