2013-05
Author: Thomas Golec
Photo Gallery
Switching the south end of East Joliet Yard
Leaving East Joliet Yard northbound with a manifest.
A manifest prepares to leave the yard after switching duties.
The pile of dirt is from the new intermodal terminal being built adjacent to Joliet Yard.
A westbound manifest enters the yard.
A manifest waits to depart the yard eastbound after switching work is done.
On the little-used New Lenox MoW siding.
Recently rebuilt TZPR 1351 sits in the yard, waiting to be transferred to BNSF.
BNSF 4627 and 4692 lead baretables east through Brookfield.
A trio of SD70ACe's lead an ethanol train.
Outbound Train #1303
Sharp-looking SD70ACe leads a coal train westbound
Metra 189 pushes Train 1314 past track workers. The train is running late on account of having to operate on the opposite track around the work area.
NS 1038 eastbound ethanol train passes by workers on a LORAM RailVac under the Congress Park signal bridge.
This local mainly serves the Procor plant in Manhattan and usually runs late at night. After the former Wabash main line was abandoned south of Manhattan in the mid-1990's, this was the only train that ran on this segment of the line until Metra service began in 2005.
Note the stacks of ties. Next week, Metra will replace ties between Manhattan and Orland Park.
CN 9515 pulls a cut of cars out the north end of Joliet Yard