Canadian National L53691 is racing out of the city passing through Kensington and the Interlocking Control Tower with CN 1019 wearing Illinois Central Paint. The 536 job works between Glenn and Ki... (more)

CN L572 is heading south on the Dearborn Subdivision with traffic for Flat Rock, Michigan.

With a trio of Illinois Central SD70's leading the way, loaded ore train CN U702 rolls past farm fields in West Springfield, Pennsylvania and approaches Pond Road just after crossing the state lin... (more)

Illinois Central GE U30B 5004 with two leased B&LE F7 units leading a St. Louis-bound freight near Gilman, Illinois on October 12, 1969. Photo by R.R. Wallin, from my collection.

IC 1019, an SD70 still wearing its Illinois Central "Deathstar" paint, leads CN M336 past the former EJ&E's JB Tower in West Chicago, IL.

Illinois Central E6 4003 and E7 4007 are leading train 51 The Green Diamond near Springfield, Illinois on March 7, 1955. The Green Diamond covered the 294 miles from Chicago to St. Louis in 4 ... (more)

From left to right, UP MNVNL 02, BNSF H MEMTOA1 02 & CN RJY30 02 are all visible. I was happy to catch a Death Star SD70 on this transfer, returning from NS.

CN L536 ducks under the BRC on a muggy day with IC 1020 leading the way south.

A clean looking elegant E7 gets serviced at a locomotive facility.

The Green Diamond makes a station stop. In the full size scan there appears to be a GP9 coupled to what looks like a baggage car on the rear.

A CN local has finished working the Western Dubuque Biodiesel refinery in the background and heads west under stormy skies.

Two of Illinois Central RS3's in service. Probably working the Peabody coal trains.

Not very many Alco C636's were built, but the Illinois Central purchased six of these units with the intention of hauling coal trains. Unfortunately, even though they were the most powerful six ax... (more)

A messed up set of power leading A408 from Kirk Yard South past one of the many still remaining old grain elevators on the IC mainline. Can’t go wrong with this consist whatsoever! Trailing the ... (more)

With a few inches of snow blanketing the landscape, a matched quad of four IC SD70s hi-tails kicking up all the fresh drifts.