Illinois Central SD70 No. 1038 and company begin to notch up as they get to work pulling a heavy loaded ore train out of the P&C Docks in Conneaut, Ohio during a light snowfall.

The old IC depot in Belleville, WI is looking worse for wear in this photo taken on November 22, 2018. Originally built for the CM&N in 1888, there has been no rail service here for several decade... (more)

After making the trip north from Proctor, IC 6251 leads another IC SD40-3 and a CN-painted, DMIR tunnel motor into the United Taconite loadout at Fairlane.

Having completed the trip from Fairlane, IC 6260 and 2 Canadian 40s enter the yard tracks in Proctor. Before the train was finished passing, the sun would disappear, disappointing us for the empty... (more)

IC 101 rests in Kokomo after a long month of running the Polar Bear Express.

The Class unit of the Illinois Central SD70s leads the 408 through Tuscola.

IC 101 charges out of Kokomo, Indiana leading ITM's Polar Bear Express train.

IC SD70 1032 and several other units sit in the south yard in Joliet.

IC 101 approaches Lincoln, Indiana as it goes over Deer Creek.

IC 101 smokes out of Kokomo, Indiana on the last run of the ITM Polar Bear Express for the year.

IC 1026 leads CN M371 south through Ashkum, Illinois as it passes the old IC tower and signal bridge.

The Mainline of Mid-America lives on in Homewood as CN L536, the Glenn-Kirk local, flies past. The crew was extremely enthusiastic, but after all, who wouldn’t be; being at the controls of a pie... (more)

IC 8075, a Paducah rebuilt GP10 featuring frog eye headlights, a Mars light, ox yoke air filters and quad exhaust stacks leads a freight south out of Markham Yard through Homewood, IL. It is fitti... (more)