Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Dolton time.

Today was a relatively nice day out so I decided to make a little trip out to Dolton, Illinois to see what I could catch. But before I went to Dolton, I swung by Tower B17 in Bensenville to snag the return run of the Herzog Ballast Train with the two KCS MACs. After that I headed over to Dolton and it was a pretty decent day, with a few surprises including IHB 3800 and the Pan Am Heritage Unit, as well as a surprise look at UP 6706 which was sitting at UP's Yard Center. Not a bad day all things considered. Enjoy!

Now here are the trains in order.

Bensenville, IL.

Train 1: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8529
METX SD70MACH #520 *ex-TFM 1614*

Train 2: EB Ballast Train
Power:
KCS SD70MACe #3943 *ex-TFM 1643*
KCS SD70MACe #3937 *ex-TFM 1637*

Dolton, IL.

Train 3: EB Autorack Train
Power:
BNSF ES44C4 #8045
DPU:
BNSF SD70ACe #9392

Train 4: EB Intermodal
Power:
CSX ES44AH #3187
CSX ES44AH #3165

Train 5: EB Lite Engine Move
Power:
IHB GP38-2 #3800 *Veterans Unit, ex-PC 8066*
IHB GP40-2 #4017 *ex-SP 7617*

Train 6: WB Lite Engine Move
Power:
IHB GP40-2 #4017 *ex-SP 7617*
IHB GP38-2 #3800 *Veterans Unit, ex-PC 8066*

Train 7: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSX ES44AH #960

Train 8: EB Intermodal
Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7566
BNSF ES44C4 #7966

Train 9: WB Autorack Train
Power:
UP SD70M #4724
UP SD70M #5051

Train 10: WB Intermodal
Power:
CSX ES44AH #747
CSX ES44AH #1981 *Pan Am Railway Heritage Unit*

Taken on 5-16-26