The Thunderbird Mine stands in the background as the Deathstar trio is ready to make a pull. The crew is preparing to shove the train to the loader. The thick cloud cover made it tricky to find su... (more)

IC 6252, 6251 and 6260 slowly roll along, approaching Fairlane with loads from the T-Bird mine in Eveleth. EMD's are rare on T-Bird trains, making a trio of Deathstar SD40-3's that much more of a ... (more)

The famous Illinois Central Deathstar trio exits Main 2 at N Fairlane, slowly making way to the nearby United Taconite Fairlane plant. In charge of another train of raw iron ore, the trio looked a... (more)

IC 6252, 6251 and 6260 depart the Fairlane processing plant with ore empties for the Thunderbird mine in Eveleth, MN. All three units still wear the classic Illinois Central "Deathstar" ... (more)

IC 6252, 6251 and 6260 make for a classic trio of "Deathstar" SD40-3's as they unload raw iron ore at the United Taconite Fairlane processing plant.

Southbound CN train M356 is highballing south along Camp Lake, nearing with IL/WI state line. Leading the way is a classic Illinois Central Deathstar SD70. M356 usually features a mix of intermoda... (more)

“I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans” I found myself at the Iconic 18th Street bridge photographing Amtrak movements for the second day in a row, but this time for something... (more)

The old Illinois Central 1401, now with SMW marking on the cab, rests in the St. Mary Railroad West yard, as the blue hour fades to night in Waresboro, Georgia.

Two IC repainted SD40s cruise into the sunset with a string of ballast cars for loading in Wisconsin. Seen ducking under the Metra Southwest service on the south side of New Lenox.

Usually captive on CNs Iron Range in Minnesota, these two IC SD40s sporting CNs iconic noodle paint scheme, are back on their home rails with a string of ballast cars. Seen here in Monee flying no... (more)

A scene all too familiar in this part of the country, these old concrete grain elevators loom tall above the rails they serve. Danforth stands as no different, as they compliment this northbound m... (more)

In the crisp summer morning sun, a pair of Illinois Central SD70s sporting the “Deathstar” scheme drag a long train of manifest from Memphis up towards Chicago. The leader is particularly appe... (more)

An empty ballast train hustles south along Camp Lake with a pair of IC SD40-3's in charge.

Canadian National's "Clinton Local" splits the Union Switch & Signal ABS intermediates on the east side of Clinton with an Illinois Central "Death Star" as sole power on June 19, 2022. L585 has wo... (more)

IC, Illinois Central SD70 1002 leads a westbound past the historic Victorian era station at Galena, Illinois. December 8, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo