Near sunset, a pair of IC SD70's lead L537 through Bridgeport, headed west to Glenn Yard.

L518 prepares to enter Joliet Yard with a pair of Illinois Central SD70's, both wearing the deathstar paint scheme.

A pair of IC SD70's roll south on the approach to CP River with L518 from Spaulding.

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L509 south into Minooka.

Train 94 heads east as it passes the industrial area around the Lipton Tea plant.

The Joliet to Spaulding turn heads north out of Joliet with a pair of Illinois Central deathstars in charge.

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L509 onto the IRL in Plainfield, knocking down a snow drift.

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L509 through a large snowbank in Shorewood.

A pair of IC SD70s lead CN L518 south into Joliet.

Making their way down the scale track, three classic EMD's enter Proctor Yard with ore loads from the United Taconite Fairlane plant.

While IC 6251 isn't the only deathstar SD40 remaining on CN's roster, it is in fact the last deathstar SD40 wearing the white frame stripe. With help from a CN SD40u and an SD40-2W, 6251 makes its... (more)

In the bitter cold, southbound ore loads out of Fairlane let off a cloud of steam as the EMD set heads for the Kelsey siding to meet two northbounds.

In the day's last light, IC SD70 1025 leads CN L521 west through New Lenox.

On a brutally cold morning, Fairlane loads head south under the CN Rainy Sub (former DWP) at Munger. Classic EMD's are in charge, led by an Illinois Central deathstar SD40-3, complete with Operati... (more)

Snow, 40 below wind chills, code blue skies, thundering EMD's and a train of steaming ore pellets....does it really get much better? IC 6251 is in charge of this southbound out of Fairlane, bound ... (more)