CN's EJ&E heritage unit leads CN M340 south past the original EJ&E JB Tower, which still is adorned by its EJ&E sign.

CN 3023, the new EJ&E heritage unit leads M340 passed the old EJ&E Depot in Lake Zurich, IL during a moderate snowfall.

CN 8964 leads a monster M340 south at North Duplainville.

A pair of SD70M-2's lead a very long manifest south through Lisbon Wisconsin bound for the NS yard in Elkhart Indiana

In the blue hour, NS SD70 2520 leads a manifest south through Crest Hill.

CN C40-8M 2439 leads M340 east through Joliet.

Potash loads make their way south over the rolling elevation through rural farm country on a frigid morning.

A southbound mixed freight crawls south at 8 mph toward North Hawthorne pulling 9000+ feet of train with just two units online.

A pair of standard cab SD60s lead this CN manifest south through the town of Sussex and past a no longer useful siding that has been removed

The morning light warms Byron Hill as this iconic climb sees yet another southbound CN manifest crest its peak.

A pair of NS ponies lead the daily 340 manifest south as the unmistakable blue and yellow of a DME unit in tow shines in the afternoon light.

An NS GE and a CSXT EMD lead a CN freight south through Slinger, WI. I vow to return when the white stuff flies.

As the early winter sun makes a mad dash for the horizon, a cowl bodied Dash-8 gurgles through Waukesha.

A pair of NS GEs power south with a CN manifest among the lingering autumn colors.