Illinois Central Railroad Locomotives
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IC locomotive No.6000, EMD SD40-2R(Ex-SD40) just outside of Schoolcraft, MI, waiting on a north bound CN freight train.
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Just outside of Schoolcraft, MI, IC locomotive No.9636, a GP38-2, going northbound to Battle Creek.
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IC locomotive No.9612, still in Canadian National livery, sitting in a siding with about 6 cars coupled to it in Pavillion, MI, on June 18, 2008.
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A preserved Illinois Central GP11 locomotive on static display in downtown Carbondale, Illinois.
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Canadian National 6226 and Illinois Central 3102 idling at Dubuque, Iowa
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