Norfolk Southern TripleCrown Roadrailer Train 255 heads westbound through downtown Decatur, IL. with a new crew on board.

In this 2.5 second exposure Shaker Heights Rapid Transit #18 passes the wig-wag signal.

TRRA SD40-2 3006 leads TRRA 101 East across Route 3 in Venice,

Norfolk Southern TripleCrown Roadrailer Train 255 heads westbound through Oakley, IL.

The snow has stopped and the sun is peaking through the clouds as Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad (DREI) Freight Train 101 heads eastbound through Newman, IL.

On a cold, dark and somewhat snowy December evening, Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #6173 still wearing it's non horsehead paint scheme, leads Train D91 eastbound in the siding at Tolono, IL. preparing t... (more)

ATSF 139 leads an A-A-B-B consist of Superfleet scheme GP60Ms/GP60Bs on a 199 train, Santa Fe's hottest westbound trailer train between Chicago and Los Angeles. It's crossing the Vermillion River ... (more)

IC SD70 #1018 leads CN Train A407 northbound through a Winter Wonderland at Neoga, IL.

IC SD70 #1018 leads CN Train A407 northbound through a Winter Wonderland at Neoga, IL.

CN Train A407 is back on the move northbound out of Effingham, IL. after doing some work at their yard. They’re seen here just north of town in one of the last snow showers of a two day snow eve... (more)

North Side Transit. Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) 5000-series car no. 5365 (Bombardier, 2009-2015) is the lead motor on a southbound Red Line train seen nearing Armitage Station on t... (more)

The Northside Commute. During pre-rush hour in Downtown Chicago, a Metra equipment set coming from California Ave Coach Yard can be seen on it’s way to Ogilvie Transportation Center in pr... (more)

One of Metra’s new locomotives, the SD70MACH, is seen here rounding around Tower A2 just outside of downtown Chicago. Surreal feeling watching these new rebuilt passenger spec coal-hauling engin... (more)

The talk of the town, Metra’s new six-axle toys, have been quite desired among railfans native to the city… myself included. After running rush hour sets in the overnight hours, the 505 makes ... (more)

As Chicagoland preps for the Christmas weekend, IAIS provides a Christmas present of their own. A GP38 & the 516 heritage locomotive on the morning eastbound into Blue Island, seen here passing th... (more)