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2/26/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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BNSF 8857
Title:  BNSF 8857
Description:  And we're back to double stacks.
Photo Date:  10/9/2014  Upload Date: 10/11/2014 8:11:54 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8857(SD70MAC)
Views:  174   Comments: 3
BNSF 8857
Title:  BNSF 8857
Description:  Perfect. This is E937 coming back from Toledo.
Photo Date:  10/9/2014  Upload Date: 10/11/2014 8:12:30 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8941(SD70MAC) BNSF 8857(SD70MAC)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
BNSF 4519
Title:  BNSF 4519
Description:  K040 makes noise as he crosses Indiana Avenue.
Photo Date:  11/1/2013  Upload Date: 11/2/2013 11:09:52 AM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4519(C44-9W) BNSF 4569(C44-9W) BNSF 8882(SD70MAC)
Views:  264   Comments: 2
BNSF 8895
Title:  BNSF 8895
Description:  Crude oil empties going back for more.
Photo Date:  11/8/2013  Upload Date: 11/9/2013 5:49:59 PM
Location:  Westfield, NY
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8895(SD70MAC) BNSF 4787(C44-9W) BNSF 5661(AC44CW)
Views:  158   Comments: 1
BNSF 8898
Title:  BNSF 8898
Description:  N990 at Dolton Junction, eastbound for Toledo
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 8/15/2011 11:38:31 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8898(SD70MAC) BNSF 9635(SD70MAC)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
BNSF 8913
Title:  BNSF 8913
Description:  K044 comes down off the Blue Island Sub at about 1415 hours cdt. He may have been the last train for a while.
Photo Date:  5/6/2014  Upload Date: 5/6/2014 6:28:57 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8913(SD70MAC) BNSF 5817(ES44AC)
Views:  396   Comments: 3
BNSF 8921
Title:  BNSF 8921
Description:  N820 has western coal for Detroit Edison.
Photo Date:  10/22/2015  Upload Date: 10/27/2015 2:10:09 PM
Location:  North Baltimore, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8921(SD70MAC) BNSF 9579(SD70MAC)
Views:  252   Comments: 2
BNSF 9579
Title:  BNSF 9579
Description:  This is still one of the handsomest diesel schemes around.
Photo Date:  10/22/2015  Upload Date: 10/27/2015 2:10:43 PM
Location:  North Baltimore, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9579(SD70MAC) BNSF 8921(SD70MAC)
Views:  308   Comments: 1
BNSF 6818
Title:  BNSF 6818
Description:  Q324 heads east past the waiting bottle train. This'll do it for me.
Photo Date:  4/17/2014  Upload Date: 4/21/2014 10:10:50 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6818(ES44C4) BNSF 8945(SD70MAC)
Views:  291   Comments: 2
BNSF 8978
Title:  BNSF 8978
Description:  Q386 smokes a little as he pulls away from the east State Line signals.
Photo Date:  4/11/2014  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 5:22:46 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8978(SD70MAC) BNSF 9438(SD70MAC)
Views:  364   Comments: 3
BNSF 9438
Title:  BNSF 9438
Description:  Another handsome paint scheme.
Photo Date:  4/11/2014  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 5:23:14 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9438(SD70MAC) BNSF 8978(SD70MAC)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
BNSF 9575
Title:  BNSF 9575
Description:  E941 has an hour to wait for the westbound signal at Cottage Grove. How can you not love that face?
Photo Date:  6/11/2013  Upload Date: 6/12/2013 5:08:02 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9575(SD70MAC) BNSF 8981(SD70MAC)
Views:  318   Comments: 4
BNSF 6232
Title:  BNSF 6232
Description:  N820 has 130 loads of coal for Toledo.
Photo Date:  4/24/2013  Upload Date: 4/24/2013 10:37:22 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6232(ES44AC) BNSF 8988(SD70MAC)
Views:  297   Comments: 2
BNSF 6072
Title:  BNSF 6072
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/20/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2015 2:41:53 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6072(ES44AC) BNSF 8988(SD70MAC)
Views:  182   Comments: 1
BNSF 8988
Title:  BNSF 8988
Description:  Instead, he crosses over the new connection and comes down the Elsden.
Photo Date:  11/20/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2015 2:42:24 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8988(SD70MAC)
Views:  103   Comments: 1
BNSF 8988
Title:  BNSF 8988
Description:  It looks like K500 will come straight down Track 2 on the Barr Sub.
Photo Date:  11/20/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2015 2:42:55 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8988(SD70MAC)
Views:  90   Comments: 2
BNSF 8988
Title:  BNSF 8988
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/20/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2015 2:43:30 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8988(SD70MAC) BNSF 6072(ES44AC)
Views:  215   Comments: 3
BNSF 9423
Title:  BNSF 9423
Description:  K011 has empties for the North Dakota oil patch. Another lovely leader.
Photo Date:  9/2/2014  Upload Date: 9/6/2014 8:04:28 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9423(SD70MAC) BNSF 9367(SD70ACe) NS 8982(C40-9W)
Views:  343   Comments: 3
NS 8982
Title:  NS 8982
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/2014  Upload Date: 9/6/2014 8:08:44 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 8982(C40-9W) BNSF 9367(SD70ACe) BNSF 9423(SD70MAC)
Views:  325   Comments: 3
BNSF 9505
Title:  BNSF 9505
Description:  Under way and approaching Cottage Grove with an unusually short train.
Photo Date:  10/1/2013  Upload Date: 10/1/2013 6:52:23 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9505(SD70MAC) CSX 5338(ES44DC)
Views:  193   Comments: 3
BNSF 9505
Title:  BNSF 9505
Description:  At track speed past the East Chicago yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2013  Upload Date: 10/1/2013 6:54:59 PM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9505(SD70MAC) CSX 5338(ES44DC)
Views:  220   Comments: 2
BNSF 9505
Title:  BNSF 9505
Description:  It's still a little hazy as Q368 waits on the North Open.
Photo Date:  10/1/2013  Upload Date: 10/1/2013 6:54:15 PM
Location:  Barr Yard, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9505(SD70MAC) CSX 5338(ES44DC)
Views:  221   Comments: 3
BNSF 9512
Title:  BNSF 9512
Description:  E957 brings empties west from the Colona transfer docks near Pittsburgh
Photo Date:  6/29/2011  Upload Date: 12/27/2011 1:47:34 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9512(SD70MAC) BNSF 6289(ES44AC)
Views:  483   Comments: 1
BNSF 9575
Title:  BNSF 9575
Description:  Handsome 9575 waits for a signal to enter Blue Island Yard.
Photo Date:  9/13/2013  Upload Date: 9/14/2013 1:52:39 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9575(SD70MAC)
Views:  243   Comments: 4
BNSF 9578
Title:  BNSF 9578
Description:  I love it when BNSF gets short of power and pulls the Executives out of storage.
Photo Date:  4/10/2018  Upload Date: 4/22/2018 7:35:19 PM
Location:  Deshler, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9578(SD70MAC)
Views:  471   Comments: 2
BNSF 9578
Title:  BNSF 9578
Description:  Q200now runs as a manifest freight between Blue Island and Toledo.
Photo Date:  4/10/2018  Upload Date: 4/22/2018 7:36:03 PM
Location:  Deshler, OH
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9578(SD70MAC)
Views:  329   Comments: 1
BNSF 9613
Title:  BNSF 9613
Description:  K041 is led by a lovely SD70MAC.
Photo Date:  7/10/2013  Upload Date: 7/13/2013 11:06:05 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9613(SD70MAC) BNSF 4358(C44-9W) BNSF 5672(AC44CW)
Views:  188   Comments: 4
BNSF 9617
Title:  BNSF 9617
Description:  Had to shoot this one. W025 heads out to pick up its train.
Photo Date:  12/18/2014  Upload Date: 12/23/2014 10:07:08 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9617(SD70MAC) BNSF 5924(ES44AC)
Views:  338   Comments: 3
BNSF 9722
Title:  BNSF 9722
Description:  N990 eastbound at Paxton Avenue
Photo Date:  1/25/2012  Upload Date: 1/25/2012 10:27:51 PM
Location:  Calumet City, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9722(SD70MAC) BNSF 9676(SD70MAC)
Views:  337   Comments: 0
BNSF 9678
Title:  BNSF 9678
Description:  Who can resist that face? BNSF 9678 brings empty racks across the Harbor to Blue Island.
Photo Date:  5/29/2013  Upload Date: 5/30/2013 5:00:17 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9678(SD70MAC)
Views:  261   Comments: 4
BNSF 9695
Title:  BNSF 9695
Description:  K010 has 98 loads of crude oil going east.
Photo Date:  11/17/2012  Upload Date: 11/19/2012 11:06:14 AM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9695(SD70MAC) BNSF 6778(ES44C4)
Views:  415   Comments: 4
BNSF 9782
Title:  BNSF 9782
Description:  9782 is the star of E949
Photo Date:  12/13/2013  Upload Date: 12/14/2013 1:02:19 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9782(SD70MAC) BNSF 5944(ES44AC)
Views:  413   Comments: 1
BNSF 9804
Title:  BNSF 9804
Description:  Empties come off the Elsdon Sub and onto the Harbor. Love that leader.
Photo Date:  8/19/2014  Upload Date: 8/20/2014 11:32:05 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9804(SD70MAC) BNSF 5927(ES44AC)
Views:  220   Comments: 5
CREX 1214
Title:  CREX 1214
Description:  Either he wasn't calling signals or I wasn't listening.
Photo Date:  4/28/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 8:37:07 PM
Location:  Union Mills, IN
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CREX 1214(ES44AC) BNSF 9861(SD70MAC)
Views:  274   Comments: 5
BNSF 9885
Title:  BNSF 9885
Description:  The cigar band is always good to see.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:14:17 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9885(SD70MAC) BNSF 980(C44-9W) CSX 7489(C40-8)
Views:  293   Comments: 1
CSXT 7489
Title:  CSXT 7489
Description:  It's always nice to see a narrow nose in the lead. This is K045 crossing 138th Street.
Photo Date:  6/10/2014  Upload Date: 6/11/2014 12:15:05 PM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 7489(C40-8) BNSF 980(C44-9W) BNSF 9885(SD70MAC)
Views:  315   Comments: 5
BNSF 3884
Title:  BNSF 3884
Description:  K143 is led by a nearly-new Tier 4 unit, my first in orange.
Photo Date:  12/1/2015  Upload Date: 12/1/2015 9:10:09 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3844(ET44C4) BNSF 9886(SD70MAC)
Views:  519   Comments: 3
BNSF 9886
Title:  BNSF 9886
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/2015  Upload Date: 12/1/2015 9:10:41 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9886(SD70MAC) BNSF 3844(ET44C4)
Views:  369   Comments: 1
BNSF 9897
Title:  BNSF 9897
Description:  "BNSF9897eastontwoclearCottageclearBrickyardQ368 Out!"
Photo Date:  7/25/2013  Upload Date: 7/27/2013 9:14:04 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9897(SD70MAC) BNSF 9236(SD70ACe)
Views:  353   Comments: 6
BNSF 9897
Title:  BNSF 9897
Description:  Q161 pulls past Q368 waiting for a signal to proceed. It's unusual to see foreign power on 368.
Photo Date:  7/25/2013  Upload Date: 7/27/2013 9:18:13 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9897(SD70MAC) BNSF 9236(SD70ACe)
Views:  303   Comments: 4
BNSF 9979
Title:  BNSF 9979
Description:  N820 heads east through a light rain at Cottage Grove.
Photo Date:  4/15/2013  Upload Date: 4/15/2013 11:20:50 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Jim Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9979(SD70MAC) BNSF 5748(ES44AC)
Views:  275   Comments: 2


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