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Viewing Album:  South Suburban Chicago Railroading
 
By:Peter Z.
Dates:8/6/2009 - 8/6/2009
Album Info:Railroading scenes in and around the Chicago & South surburbs
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Coming from Columbus.
Title:  Coming from Columbus.
Description:  Columbus Ohio to Bedford Park Illinois intermodal train Q147 rolls through Blue Island junction.
Photo Date:  6/1/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:06:12 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7625(C40-8)
Views:  120   Comments: 1
CSXT 7625.
Title:  CSXT 7625.
Description:  CSX locomotive #7625 leads intermodal train Q147 towards Bedford Park Illinois.
Photo Date:  6/1/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:02:56 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7625(C40-8)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Northbound at Glenwood
Title:  Northbound at Glenwood
Description:  Northbound Union Pacific auto rack train "A-ASCP" rolls through downtown Glenwood Illinois on the Union Pacifics Villa Grove sub.
Photo Date:  6/4/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:21:01 AM
Location:  Glenwood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 8642(SD70ACe)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
Southbound grain.
Title:  Southbound grain.
Description:  Union Pacific rolls a fairly short grain train South threw downtown Glenwood on this former Missouri Pacific main line, the Villa Grove subdivision.
Photo Date:  6/4/2011  Upload Date: 6/6/2011 3:23:40 AM
Location:  Glenwood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 6523(AC44CW)
Views:  248   Comments: 1
CSX K665
Title:  CSX K665
Description:  CSX empty ethanol train K665 with leaser & DM&E power sits at Dolton waiting better signals to heard further west.
Photo Date:  6/5/2011  Upload Date: 6/7/2011 1:48:02 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  97   Comments: 0
Halting at Hickory Creek.
Title:  Halting at Hickory Creek.
Description:  Tonights Iowa Interstate westbound road train "BICB" pauses at Hickory Creek to work on some engine difficulties.
Photo Date:  6/10/2011  Upload Date: 6/11/2011 2:48:36 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 709(GP38-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Metra Mokena depot.
Title:  Metra Mokena depot.
Description:  Metras Front Street station on the Rock Island district is also home to this portion of the routes signal maintainer base.
Photo Date:  6/20/2011  Upload Date: 7/1/2011 4:08:45 PM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  73   Comments: 0
Little Ferry to Chicago.
Title:  Little Ferry to Chicago.
Description:  CSX train Q161 rolls into Dolton junction on route to Bedford Park Intermodal.
Photo Date:  6/26/2011  Upload Date: 7/1/2011 4:10:28 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8716(SD60)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
IAIS 511 West!
Title:  IAIS 511 West!
Description:  #511 leads tonights BICB road freight through Downtown Tinley Park on Metra Rock Island district main line.
Photo Date:  6/27/2011  Upload Date: 7/1/2011 4:12:13 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 511(ES44AC)
Views:  205   Comments: 1
Garrett sub Westbound.
Title:  Garrett sub Westbound.
Description:  CSX train Q500 rolls between Walkerton & Quinn on this sunny early evening.
Photo Date:  7/9/2011  Upload Date: 7/10/2011 1:25:37 PM
Location:  Walkerton, IN
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5208(ES44DC)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
Trunks on the Pulldown
Title:  Trunks on the Pulldown
Description:  2 old GTW GPs lead the CN Railways pulldown job at Markham yard.
Photo Date:  7/24/2011  Upload Date: 7/24/2011 6:23:32 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
Grand Trunk power.
Title:  Grand Trunk power.
Description:  Old 4924 is still going stong, now on the CN Chicago sub.
Photo Date:  7/24/2011  Upload Date: 7/24/2011 6:26:38 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GTW 4924(GP38-2)
Views:  133   Comments: 1
Southbound at Crete.
Title:  Southbound at Crete.
Description:  CSX train Q027 rolls south on the former C&EI at Crete. Track was built through here in 1869
Photo Date:  10/15/2011  Upload Date: 10/16/2011 2:34:47 AM
Location:  Crete, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7343(C40-8W)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
Northbound at Crete.
Title:  Northbound at Crete.
Description:  Union Pacific intermodal train Z-MXYC rumbles into downtown Crete, 30.5 miles south of Chicago.
Photo Date:  10/15/2011  Upload Date: 10/16/2011 12:01:10 AM
Location:  Crete, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4327(SD70M)
Views:  280   Comments: 2
UP Torch at Blue Island.
Title:  UP Torch at Blue Island.
Description:  The UP #2002 Olympic Torch unit leads the V-DVBIR into Blue Island junction towards its interchange with CN Railway.
Photo Date:  3/10/2012  Upload Date: 3/11/2012 6:29:55 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2002(SD70M)
Views:  171   Comments: 1
Union Pacific Salt Lake Torch unit.
Title:  Union Pacific Salt Lake Torch unit.
Description:  UP #2002 leads the V-DVBIR empty autos through Blue Island junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2012  Upload Date: 3/11/2012 6:33:13 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 2002(SD70M)
Views:  134   Comments: 1
Southbound at Thornton.
Title:  Southbound at Thornton.
Description:  Southbound UP local train "Y-CH51" rolls down the Villa Grove sub main line, heading for Chicago Heights.
Photo Date:  5/13/2012  Upload Date: 5/14/2012 2:33:35 PM
Location:  Thornton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UPY 654(GP15-1)
Views:  171   Comments: 1
Arriving at 80th Avenue.
Title:  Arriving at 80th Avenue.
Description:  Westbound Metra Rock Island district train #421 arrives at the 80th avenue depot at 6:57 PM.
Photo Date:  5/17/2012  Upload Date: 5/24/2012 2:59:54 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  METX 181(F40PH-2)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
Slugging it out at Blue Island.
Title:  Slugging it out at Blue Island.
Description:  IAIS 721 & 717 are split by slug #651 at Blue Island junction, sitting on the CSX connector between IHB & Metra. The IAIS slugs have had many problems and are not popular with the crews.
Photo Date:  5/26/2012  Upload Date: 6/1/2012 3:12:43 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 651(Yard Slug)
Views:  206   Comments: 2
Smoke on the Island
Title:  Smoke on the Island
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt smokes it up heading through Blue Island junction with a HUGE westbound transfer.
Photo Date:  5/28/2012  Upload Date: 5/29/2012 1:06:14 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IHB 2925(SD20)
Views:  151   Comments: 3
15th Anniversary.
Title:  15th Anniversary.
Description:  CN Railway Dash 8-40C sits on a southbound manifest at Homewood.
Photo Date:  5/28/2012  Upload Date: 5/29/2012 10:37:20 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2128(C40-8)
Views:  460   Comments: 2
Heading for Home.
Title:  Heading for Home.
Description:  Iowa Interstate #513 leads the BICB westbound road freight past the clocktower and depot at 80th avenue/Tinley Park
Photo Date:  5/29/2012  Upload Date: 5/29/2012 11:00:33 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 513(ES44AC)
Views:  218   Comments: 1
IHBs latest.
Title:  IHBs latest.
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt has aquired 6 Genset locomotives, one of them is seeing working the local 518 freight at Dolton junction.
Photo Date:  6/19/2012  Upload Date: 6/22/2012 11:13:03 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  IHB 2143(3GS21B)
Views:  189   Comments: 1
Chasing the light.
Title:  Chasing the light.
Description:  Westbound Iowa Interstate train BICB rolls passed the 80th avenue depot on Metras Rock Island district, 25.1 miles west of Chicago dwindling light.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/21/2012 9:58:44 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 503(ES44AC)
Views:  111   Comments: 2
Heading for Silvis.
Title:  Heading for Silvis.
Description:  Iowa Interstate #154 leads the BICB road freight for Silvis crew change and onward to Council Bluffs
Photo Date:  7/11/2012  Upload Date: 7/13/2012 5:53:15 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 154(SD38-2)
Views:  86   Comments: 1
Birmingham Bound!
Title:  Birmingham Bound!
Description:  CSX train Q649 rolls south into Thornton Illinois as it heads for Birmingham Alabama.
Photo Date:  9/2/2012  Upload Date: 9/3/2012 1:01:10 AM
Location:  Thornton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5282(ES44DC)
Views:  141   Comments: 1
Westbound under Dark skies.
Title:  Westbound under Dark skies.
Description:  This BNSF Railway intermodal train rolls westbound through Lockport Illinois on the Chillicothe subdivisison main line under dark stormy skies.
Photo Date:  9/7/2012  Upload Date: 9/7/2012 11:58:06 PM
Location:  Lockport, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4324(C44-9W)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
Bound for Deutchland!
Title:  Bound for Deutchland!
Description:  Norfolk Southern leads a train load of International Case combines that a friend told me are bound for Germany!
Photo Date:  10/20/2012  Upload Date: 10/23/2012 4:27:47 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2578(SD70)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
Waiting for the maintainer.
Title:  Waiting for the maintainer.
Description:  Chicago Rail Links daily local is waiting at Blue Island Vermont Street for a maintainer to repair switch.
Photo Date:  1/5/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:27:18 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  KFR 2501(GP35)
Views:  206   Comments: 3
Title: 
Description:  Kettle Falls International diesel in service on the Chicago Rail Link.
Photo Date:  1/5/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:29:34 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Title: 
Description:  Westbound Union Pacific freight at Glen Ellyn on the Geneva sub main line.
Photo Date:  1/5/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:32:04 PM
Location:  Glen Ellyn, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3897(SD70M)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Glen Ellyn Arrival.
Title:  Glen Ellyn Arrival.
Description:  Metra westbound arriving at Glen Ellyn depot on the UP Geneva Sub main line.
Photo Date:  1/5/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:34:23 PM
Location:  Glen Ellyn, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  METX 149(F40PH)
Views:  321   Comments: 2
Gone but not forgotten, mostly.
Title:  Gone but not forgotten, mostly.
Description:  This old abandoned bridge supported a short IHB/Michigcan Central RR branch line, was abandoned by IHB in the early 1990s.
Photo Date:  1/11/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:38:36 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 1
Soon to be gone.
Title:  Soon to be gone.
Description:  The old IHB Calumet Tower, built in 1905 by the Chicago Indiana & Southern Railroad will soon be replaced by remote CTC. The tower controls the crossing of the IHB/NS, CSX & CN Railways.
Photo Date:  1/11/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:41:28 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  92   Comments: 0
IHB Gibson Roundhouse.
Title:  IHB Gibson Roundhouse.
Description:  The old Indiana Harbor Belt Railroads Gibson roundhouse, built in 1906 by the Chicago Indiana & Southern Railroad.
Photo Date:  1/11/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:44:17 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Heading for Barr yard.
Title:  Heading for Barr yard.
Description:  UP to CSX run-through freight, known on CSX as"Z204" rolls through the west endge of Blue Island on the CSX Barr sub main line.
Photo Date:  1/20/2013  Upload Date: 1/20/2013 5:24:27 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 7373(AC45CCTE)
Views:  183   Comments: 1
Headin for Queensgate.
Title:  Headin for Queensgate.
Description:  CSX eastbound Road freight Q501 rolls through Dolton junction enroute to Queensgate yard in Cincinatti Ohio.
Photo Date:  2/2/2013  Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:55:23 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 469(AC44CW)
Views:  78   Comments: 1
Fort Wayne bound!
Title:  Fort Wayne bound!
Description:  Train X539, the eastbound Chicago Fort Wayne & Eastern road freight rolls through Dolton junction on the IHB main line.
Photo Date:  2/2/2013  Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:49:54 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CFE 3880(GP38-2)
Views:  182   Comments: 1
Title: 
Description:  Eastbound Canadian Pacific Railway train #242 rolls through Dolton junction on route to Tornoto Canada
Photo Date:  2/2/2013  Upload Date: 2/5/2013 3:52:51 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8909(ES44AC)
Views:  201   Comments: 3
Title: 
Description:  BNSF Railway power at the east end of Indiana Harbor Belts Blue Island yard.
Photo Date:  2/8/2014  Upload Date: 2/10/2014 8:59:10 AM
Location:  Riverdale (subdivision), IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5803(ES44AC)
Views:  177   Comments: 1
ICE in Snow.
Title:  ICE in Snow.
Description:  IC&E/DM&E power sits at Canadian Pacific Railways Bensenville yard.
Photo Date:  2/8/2014  Upload Date: 2/10/2014 8:55:29 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  DME 6363(SD40-2)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
Title: 
Description:  CN Railway train M338 rolls through Broadview on the former CC&P main line, 16 miles west of Chicago.
Photo Date:  2/8/2014  Upload Date: 2/10/2014 9:01:09 AM
Location:  Broadview, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2546(C44-9W)
Views:  89   Comments: 1
Heading for Munger!
Title:  Heading for Munger!
Description:  CN Railway local train L542 rolls through the falling snow on route to Munger junction, 20 some miles west.
Photo Date:  2/8/2014  Upload Date: 2/10/2014 9:06:24 AM
Location:  Broadview, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5857(GP38-2)
Views:  86   Comments: 1
Highball Highlands!
Title:  Highball Highlands!
Description:  Metra-BNSF westbound commuter train #1309 flies through the Highlands station[normally flag stops only] on route to Aurora Illinois.
Photo Date:  2/8/2014  Upload Date: 2/10/2014 9:11:57 AM
Location:  Hinsdale, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  METX 205(F40PHM-2)
Views:  128   Comments: 2
Joliet Union Station crossing.
Title:  Joliet Union Station crossing.
Description:  A westbound BNSF Railway intermodal train meets an eastbound BNSF hi-rail truck on the Chillicothe sub main line at Joliet.
Photo Date:  2/16/2014  Upload Date: 2/17/2014 1:22:52 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6809(ES44C4)
Views:  131   Comments: 1
Lockport Illinois.
Title:  Lockport Illinois.
Description:  BNSF Railway on their Chillicothe sub main line, westbound.
Photo Date:  3/16/2014  Upload Date: 3/17/2014 1:38:37 AM
Location:  Lockport, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7163(ES44C4)
Views:  142   Comments: 1
Q9 on a Chilli day.
Title:  Q9 on a Chilli day.
Description:  Westbound BNSF Railway hotshot on the Chillicothe sub main line on this cold windy day.
Photo Date:  3/16/2014  Upload Date: 3/17/2014 1:40:36 AM
Location:  Lockport, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7294(ES44DC)
Views:  170   Comments: 2
Council Bluffs bound!
Title:  Council Bluffs bound!
Description:  BICB, the nightly Iowa Interstate road train rolls through Tinley Park at sunset.
Photo Date:  6/26/2014  Upload Date: 6/26/2014 9:43:13 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 504(ES44AC)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
Stranger in a strange land.
Title:  Stranger in a strange land.
Description:  3 NS motors lead the Iowa Interstate road train.
Photo Date:  7/6/2014  Upload Date: 7/12/2014 2:11:20 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 9115(C40-9W)
Views:  89   Comments: 1
Metra West
Title:  Metra West
Description:  Metra train #523 arrives at the 80th Avenue depot on the Rock Island district.
Photo Date:  7/6/2014  Upload Date: 7/12/2014 2:14:09 AM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  METX 407(MP36PH-3S)
Views:  130   Comments: 1

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