Operating on The Bug Line, MSC 49-5601 prepares to deliver 4 empties to the CN. The lone coal car has been sitting in that same location for years now, facing an uncertain future. With the Romeovi... (more)

Rocks As Needed Etc. On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Hanson Material Service EMD SW 900 MSC 49-5601 had 4 empty hoppers in tow as headed towards the Route 7 bridge in Lockport... (more)

Hanson Material Service is in the process of bringing 4 empties out of Rocks Etc on a sunny afternoon in Romeoville. Crossing the Des Plaines River, the crew will gain access to the "Bug Line" up ... (more)

Shortly after departing the Hanson Material Service plant, MSC 49-5601 leads five empties over the Des Plaines River in Romeoville. The 67 year old SW900 is making the slow trek out to the old EJ&... (more)

Emerging from the forest on the former EJ&E Romeoville Branch (also known as "The Bug Line"), Hanson Material Service's SW900 leads three loads into the plant to be unloaded at the custo... (more)

On a very hot and humid morning, Hanson Material Service’s SW900 brings cars dropped off by CN back into the plant on the former EJ&E Romeoville Branch.

It could be a Cummins or a Gimmy under the hood actually. The engine & generator all in the old radiator compartment. Reportedly originally HBT, later Texas & Northern.

Nearing its destination, #49-5601 leads two cars out of the forest. My dad James (1951-2015) worked at Material Service for 30 years and spent a lot of time on and around this unit, back when it w... (more)

After picking up a delivery of two cars from the CN, MSC 49-5601 heads for the plant to make its own delivery. Built in 1954, the classic SW900 was looking good on this sunny morning.

Making its first pick-up this year, Hanson Material Service's SW900 begins the trek back to the plant in Romeoville on a nice, Spring morning. The former EJ&E Romeoville Branch is known as the &qu... (more)

Hanson Material Service brings 4 empties out of the Lockport plant with their SW900 in charge. My father, the late James Hart, worked for Material Service in Lockport during the 70's and 80's, and... (more)

The elusive Material Service SW900 leads a cut of cars into the plant in Lockport.

After dropping a cut of cars for CN to pick up, Material Service's SW900 backs towards home, passing under Route 7. This unit is hard to catch, as it rarely ventures into areas where it can be see... (more)