Notes: Note the old tower which was eventually removed. Working the south end of the yard is #410. Had I known it at the time I would've gotten more photos, because this unit had new paint, which was the rare yellow/brown mill scheme.

Notes: Three tracks over are switchers #451 and #450.

Notes: This crane was part of a well maintained work train that was parked on a track near the admin building parking lot. I got the impression it was possibly held in reserve for derailments. The crane car also had the number 8844.

Notes: This shows the other cars to the right of crane #5, in the same MoW train shown above.

Notes: #653 sits to the left on the same track.

Notes: The roundhouse is to the left.

Notes: I would soon find out why we were getting on these units.

Notes: I got to take these two for a short spin up and down the pit track. I believe #655 was the actual cab we were in.

Notes: Sitting idle alongside the roundhouse.

Notes: #653 still wore the old style font at this time.

Notes: An SW can be seen inside the roundhouse through an open door.

Notes: USS sister road; Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38 #891 was on loan to the EJ&E at the time. Few photos exist of this unit while it was on the J.

Notes: Shot from back near the roundhouse. The sand towers are on the right side.

Notes: Switcher #453 & #452 sit inside the roundhouse.

Notes: From left to right: #451, 450, 416 & 651.

Notes: Some EJ&E cabs can been seen back in the distance.

Notes: This sign stood guard at the railroad-east side of the Batavia Rd. crossing for many years.

Notes: This was one of the few times I had my camera with me when a train came. As the sun sets, #656 crosses Batavia Rd. while leading a train long nose forward, back to Joliet.

Notes: #529 follows up the rear of the same train as shown above.

Notes: The little known spur at the edge of Warrenville is called Warrenhurst. The switch was still in at the time, but the rails were rusty.

Notes: This spur once served a dry wall supplier and commercial fertilizer dealer. Note the old rail car in the yard to the left.

Notes: #661 is seen running back to Joliet at high speed and long hood forward, with a caboose in tow. The old junk yard can be seen to the left.

Notes: These signals guarded the north end of the J's small three track yard at Eola. At the south end of the yard is a lead that goes down to BN's Eola Yard.

Notes: The J's main to the left passes over the three track BN main below, while the interchange track curving to the right descends down to the BN's Eola Yard.

Notes: This BN train is running westbound at speed as it approaches the BN's Eola Yard.

Notes: Shot from the reverse, this BN cab followed up the same train shown above. The entrance to BN's Eola Yard is just beyond the signal bridge in the distance.

Notes: Shot from the old wood plank bridge that ran across the center of the yard... This view looks west towards Aurora. Two EJ&E box cars appear to be sitting to the left.

Notes: Again shot from the old bridge, this angle looks west and slightly north across the yard.

Notes: This is the reverse of the above shots, looking east back towards the EJ&E, and across the BN Eola Yard. What looks like a couple EJ&E box cars can be seen in the distance.