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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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Rock Island line!
Title:  Rock Island line!
Description:  Iowa Interstates #513 appoaches downtown Mokena on Metra.
Photo Date:  3/3/2010  Upload Date: 8/4/2010 2:09:37 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 513(ES44AC)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Sunny morning on the IHB.
Title:  Sunny morning on the IHB.
Description:  This IHB local freight waits to depart the yard and head East for Indiana.
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/6/2010 11:51:23 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IHB 3802(GP38-2)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
CP Cottage Grove.
Title:  CP Cottage Grove.
Description:  The Westbound control signals at CP Cottage Grove on the IHB main lne, with a CSX coal train in the background
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/6/2010 11:53:41 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  47   Comments: 0
CP Cottage Grove.
Title:  CP Cottage Grove.
Description:  The Norfolk Southern bottle train rolls East on the IHB at the cross-overs.
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/6/2010 11:52:29 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5212(GP38-2)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
CP Cottage Grove.
Title:  CP Cottage Grove.
Description:  The NS bottle trains rolls into the bright morning sun at the signals.
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/6/2010 11:54:42 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 5212(GP38-2)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
Homewood Rail-fan park.
Title:  Homewood Rail-fan park.
Description:  This old GTW unit was helping to work the Markham Local today.
Photo Date:  3/8/2010  Upload Date: 3/8/2010 11:46:31 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Homewood Rail-fan park.
Title:  Homewood Rail-fan park.
Description:  Former GTW unit at Homewood.
Photo Date:  3/8/2010  Upload Date: 3/8/2010 11:47:31 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GTW 5856(GP38-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
CN Railway Homewood Illinois.
Title:  CN Railway Homewood Illinois.
Description:  The Markham Local at Homewood on Track #3.
Photo Date:  3/8/2010  Upload Date: 3/8/2010 11:48:29 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  IC 9563(GP38-2)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
Great scheme for a great railroad.
Title:  Great scheme for a great railroad.
Description:  Despite the moaning and groaning of many rail-fans around this area towards the CN, I"m proud to be a fan of this railroad!
Photo Date:  3/8/2010  Upload Date: 3/8/2010 11:49:53 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 9563(GP38-2)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Early Spring Day.
Title:  Early Spring Day.
Description:  This CSX maintainer working at Blue Island junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:22:21 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Bridges at BI
Title:  Bridges at BI
Description:  The CSX, CN, IHB Bridges at Blue Island junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:23:32 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives: 
Views:  65   Comments: 0
BNSF at BI.
Title:  BNSF at BI.
Description:  This Eastbound manifest train, probably their train GALCSX rolls through the junction heading to CSX Barr Yard.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:25:07 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4483(C44-9W)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
Sunny day power.
Title:  Sunny day power.
Description:  These BNSF Railway units rolling East at Blue Island
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:26:18 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4483(C44-9W)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Harbor Eastbound.
Title:  Harbor Eastbound.
Description:  These IHB units roll East with this train from the Union Pacific, the UP power was dead in tow.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:29:05 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  IHB 4019(GP40-2)
Views:  124   Comments: 2
Rare treat.
Title:  Rare treat.
Description:  Something now rare, this Union Pacific EMD SD40-2
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:31:29 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3450(SD40-2)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
Auto rack road block.
Title:  Auto rack road block.
Description:  CN Railway train E276 rolls East at Blue Island. It then stopped 4 cars short of the crossing, blocking it for nearly an hour!
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:34:26 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4833(C44-9W)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Awesome power for a yard job!
Title:  Awesome power for a yard job!
Description:  CSX train Y135 rolls East on route from the BRC Clearying Yard to CSXs Barr Yard in Riverdale.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:36:15 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8018(SD40-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
CSX Y135.
Title:  CSX Y135.
Description:  This long transfer to Barr Yard fromt the BRC Rolls East through Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:39:58 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 8018(SD40-2)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
CSX Q146
Title:  CSX Q146
Description:  Double Stack train Q146 rolls East through Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:42:15 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5356(ES44DC)
Views:  131   Comments: 1
IHB phosphate train.
Title:  IHB phosphate train.
Description:  These 3 IHB units drag this long heavy phosphate train East at Blue Island.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:43:45 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  IHB 2925(SD20)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
IHB at Blue Island.
Title:  IHB at Blue Island.
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt slowly rumbles East at the junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:46:38 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IHB 2925(SD20)
Views:  148   Comments: 2
Finally released.
Title:  Finally released.
Description:  Westbound CSX train Q113 rolls West through Blue Island junction after being stuck by 3 trains.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:48:05 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 5385(ES44DC)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Eldson sub action.
Title:  Eldson sub action.
Description:  Almost rare now, catching something rolling Eastbound the Elson sub M346s light power at Blue Island
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:49:41 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CN 8015(SD70M-2)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
CN Railway Elsond sub.
Title:  CN Railway Elsond sub.
Description:  These light units from train M346 come back from the BRC Clearing yard at Blue Island Junction.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:50:59 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 8015(SD70M-2)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
CN in the late noon sun.
Title:  CN in the late noon sun.
Description:  This light power M346 rolls East on the Elsdon sub main line.
Photo Date:  3/10/2010  Upload Date: 3/10/2010 6:52:27 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 8858(SD70M-2)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
Homewood Illinois.
Title:  Homewood Illinois.
Description:  This Union Pacific transfer, possible train Y-PRCN sits on the CN Chicago sub Just North of town.
Photo Date:  3/12/2010  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 1:32:42 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3191(SD40-2)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
Homewood Illinois.
Title:  Homewood Illinois.
Description:  These 2 older EMD units are sitting the "Seven Lead" track at the South end of Markham Yard.
Photo Date:  3/12/2010  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 1:34:50 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 9637(GP38-2)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Homewood Illinois.
Title:  Homewood Illinois.
Description:  This unit looks "fresh out the box" as it sits at the South end of Markham yard on this road freight.
Photo Date:  3/12/2010  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 1:35:55 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 8887(SD70M-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Homewood Illinois.
Title:  Homewood Illinois.
Description:  UP arrives at Homewood with a transfer.
Photo Date:  3/12/2010  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 1:36:48 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3191(SD40-2)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Homewood Illinois.
Title:  Homewood Illinois.
Description:  This former EJ&E unit is tied onto this former IC unit at Homewood, the power for todays "lead job".
Photo Date:  3/12/2010  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 1:37:57 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  EJE 663(SD38-3)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Homewood Illinois - Railfan park.
Title:  Homewood Illinois - Railfan park.
Description:  This CN road freight approaches the Homewood rail-fan park on the "8 lead" track
Photo Date:  3/12/2010  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 1:39:10 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 8887(SD70M-2)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
Waitin for a train!
Title:  Waitin for a train!
Description:  The EBCS for Main #1 at the CP 66th Court cross-overs on Metras Rock Island district is ligned up waiting the next move.
Photo Date:  3/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 12:31:49 AM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
Westbound at the Summit - Milepost 27.0
Title:  Westbound at the Summit - Milepost 27.0
Description:  This Westbound Metra train tops what used to be quite a challenger for steam engines pre-1900 on the former Rock Island main line.
Photo Date:  3/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 12:33:09 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Night,Action
Locomotives:  METX 407(MP36PH-3S)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
All aboard at Hickory Creek!
Title:  All aboard at Hickory Creek!
Description:  This Westbound Metra makes its stop on the former Rock Island District main line on the East side of town.
Photo Date:  3/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 12:34:35 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  METX 407(MP36PH-3S)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Just before the dark of night.
Title:  Just before the dark of night.
Description:  Metra train #226 arrives at Hickory Creek depot for its scheduled 6:41 PM station stop and then continues on for Chicagos La Salle Street Station.
Photo Date:  3/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 12:36:37 AM
Location:  Mokena, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Night,Action
Locomotives:  METX 408(MP36PH-3S)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Tinley Park Illinois.
Title:  Tinley Park Illinois.
Description:  Westbound Metra train #515 nears the station just East of downtown.
Photo Date:  3/15/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 8:15:46 PM
Location:  Tinley Park, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  METX 202(F40PHM-2)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
Arriving at Vermont Street.
Title:  Arriving at Vermont Street.
Description:  Metra train #421 arrives for its station stop at the downtown Blue Island depot.
Photo Date:  3/15/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 8:16:56 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Night,Action
Locomotives:  METX 407(MP36PH-3S)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
First "road" shot of this one!
Title:  First "road" shot of this one!
Description:  Iowa Interstate Railroad train BICB departs Blue Island with the awesome 513 leading.
Photo Date:  3/15/2010  Upload Date: 3/15/2010 8:18:04 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Night,Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 513(ES44AC)
Views:  315   Comments: 2
Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Description:  First train of the visit, this LONG BNSF Railway double stack train headed for the IHB Blue Island yard in Riverdale.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:42:22 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4915(C44-9W)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt brings these 2 foreign road power units through light enroute to their Blue Island yard.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:44:04 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 5528(GP38-2)
Views:  168   Comments: 0
Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Description:  At least I was not alone this morning, these 2 CSX track workers were working on the CSX/IHB track #2 by the CN diamond.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:45:53 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  69   Comments: 1
Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Description:  The CN Railway brings this long manifest train through, off the IHB and onto their Elsdon subdivision from the Union Pacific, symbol Y-PRCN
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:47:47 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5762(SD75I)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Description:  CSX track workers and their hi-rail truck at the juntion.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:51:42 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  53   Comments: 0
Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Description:  The little gate tower.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:52:40 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 0
Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Description:  This old D&RGW coal car was in the mix on this train.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:54:04 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny Morning at Blue Island.
Description:  The power for Iowa Interstates road freight CBBI rolls through the junction after having made theyre daily delivery to the IHBs Blue Island yard.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:55:41 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 510(ES44AC)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Description:  These 2 Iowa Interstate diesels are about to pick up their train and head to their yard in Blue Island.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:57:29 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IAIS 511(ES44AC)
Views:  255   Comments: 1
Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Description:  One of the GATX hoppers Iowa Interstate works with through its contract of Ozinga Cement plant in Mokena Illinois.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:01:38 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  133   Comments: 0
Sunny monring at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny monring at Blue Island.
Description:  This little Indiana Harbor Belt local slowly makes its way West through the junction and onto its work in the Alsip area nearby.
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:03:22 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IHB 1511(SW1500)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Title:  Sunny morning at Blue Island.
Description:  One of the famed "fancy" train devices used by the IHB on their shorter distance locals!
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:04:47 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Peter Z.
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  75   Comments: 1

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