Centralia Crew Change
I spent some time in Centralia, IL over the weekend. The town of Centralia hosts three railroad mainlines, all of which bisect the downtown district on a shared alignment. The BNSF’s former CB&Q southern Illinois coal route snakes through town, sharing track with the Norfolk Southern and crossing the Canadian National on the south end [...]
Crew Change, Clinton, IA
While a loaded coal train departs on an adjacent track, a new crew member climbs aboard an empty coal train at Clinton, IA.
Calumet River Tugs
The Calumet River is hopping with activity as the CSL Assiniboine has arrived at the dock near 100th St in South Chicago to offload its cargo. The two small tug boats, dwarfed by the large vessel they’ve just helped navigate the narrow channel, are heading back out to Lake Michigan to guide yet another boat [...]
It’s A Lonely Job
One night, while waiting for something to happen in suburban Chicago, I ventured up to the Mannheim Road bridge over the east end of Canadian Pacific’s giant Bensenville freight yard. As it turns out, there were two trains working this end of the yard, the first of which was an IC&E freight train just beginning [...]
Rainy Night in the Freight Yard
It seems that I’ve been away from the blog for a while, so I figured I’d better put up a new photo. And that new photo comes from just last night, when I was on my way back to Chicago from an attempted engagement shoot that was postponed due to rain. The rain may have [...]
Save Jobs, Buy American
I thought this image from my stock collection was appropriate to post today, given the current economic climate. And hey, if you choose to click through to Photoshelter and buy it, you will be buying American as well. Enjoy.
