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UP 'Big Boy' 4014 gets up to steam over the Kankakee River in Monence after a service stop just north of the UP/NS diamond.

NS 255 runs through Richvalley past a railroad boneyard heading into Peru for a crew change.

CP 2816 rolls across the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee as it passes a set of searchlight signals for KK Bridge.

Eastbound Roadrailer 256 rolls through Wabash by the city park as the sun begins to set off to the west.

Under the quiet night skies, a loaded grain train waiting to be delivered to NS sits at the South Milford Grain Company elevator, with GP7 1601, SD40M-2 3125, and GP30 2185 for power. A big chase crowd would be awaiting the movement of this train, but for now, all is quiet as the crickets sing and the stars shine down on Northern Indiana.

NS 809 with the Wabash heritage unit leading rolls through CP 320 in Wauseon in the bitter cold. Also 3rd out is an ex-BNSF SD70MAC on lease to NS from Wells Fargo.

CSX's Spirit of our First Responders leads I010-28 near Avilla, kicking up a cloud of snow as it races east.

The Norfolk Southern Office Car Special, running as NS 950, glides past CP 360 just outside Butler as it heads east from Chicago.

CSX I192-04 with KCS 3911 leads past West Garrett headed for the Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal in North Baltimore. It's uncommon enough to see KCS leaders on this train, but even more rare to see a KCS SD70MAC leading.

CP 7013 in heritage paint and script lettering leads CP 230 around the curve at milepost CD 379 through Kendallville, not making much speed here either.

CSXT 911 which honors our first responders in a bright red paint scheme leads M351 through Auburn Junction on an unseasonably warm December morning.

T'was the day before Christmas when the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit leads 28M east through Kendallville underneath the CP 379 signal cantilever. It was cool to see the snow flying around despite the frigid temperatures.

Two CSX Dash 8's lead M350 under the bridge near the Ripley interlocking on the Garrett Sub.

NS 4004 leads 257 under the midnight sky in Kendallville, one of specially painted DC to AC rebuilds in NS's roster.

The Conrail heritage unit leads NS 12N east over the CP 358 diamond. Wanted to get this unit by these signals for some time, and thankfully I got the chance to head to Butler and get this shot.

An ex-WM SD40-2 leads the northbound North Pole Express at the famed Carland grain elevator.

A quad-pack of UP motors races west on NS 142 through Peabody on the former Nickel Plat Road mainline to Chicago.

CSX I840 takes the Southeast connection by a B&O-era CPL signal at Deshler on a cold and cloudy day.

BNSF 720 leads NS 310 through the snowy fields of Northern Indiana.