The big dog in the roundhouse is this 4-8-4 Northern built by ALCO in 1942. In 1946 this locomotive had the distinction of pulling President Truman's re-election campaign special. This engine has ... (more)
On the first day of August, CN's "Oil local" heads south through Lemont, passing the Vault, a cafe and bar located in downtown. The last GTW painted SD40-2 has been assigned to this job ... (more)