Fall color in the Shawnee National Forest is vivid behind this NB empty coal train.

"The Manny" comes over to Illinois to deliver to Alton & Southern.

15E had been stuck behind 145 over around Marshfield because 145 was having air problems. So we thought it'd be a while before they came, since it already had been a while, and we're gone 2 secon... (more)

IC&E's Huron train detours on the Indiana Harbor Belt to reach BRC's huge Clearing Yard. The train is heading compass south across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on the southwest side of the ... (more)

Amtrak 160 crosses the Kankakee River with the inbound Lincoln Service 300.

A CTA pink line train heads for grade level on the way to its final stop in Cicero.

Union Pacific special rolls along in the Mackinaw River bottoms, south of South Pekin, Illinois on its way to a crew change. The Wednesday leg of UP's engineering special saw the train run later o... (more)

A Northbound stack train glides high above the misty Kaskaskia River valley.

A fast-moving westbound Schneider stack train thunders across the Rock River at Oregon.

Seen from the Ward Bridge, the Bloomer Line leased GP15-1 is on its first test run. When the 18 car train gets to Cropsey, crews will combine the 1413 and the Bloomer 7561 with the other loads and... (more)

Two GP39-2's return light to the BNSF Rochelle Yard after doing some switching just past the junction.

Illinois Railnet CF 7 # 3 is crawling across a timber trestle south of Zearing, Illinois on its trip to Zearing and interchange with BNSF. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Kickapoo Creek is all frozen over as a Powerton-bound coal train rumbles above.

Before long there will be signs of green in the meadow but for now the only green is on the bridge, BN 9298, the last SD60M delivered to the BN, and sister 9223.

The Southwest Chief cruises west at track speed over the bridge at Media, IL on the Chilli Sub.