Southbound Q-train works towards Markham with containers from western Canada. The train crosses the triple track UP Geneva Sub at West Chicago and JB Tower.

A loaded oil train swings off the Waukesha Sub onto the Leighton Sub at Mundelein. This connection was a big deal for CN as this is the start of the EJ&E trackage for trains to bypass Chicago prop... (more)

The town of Warren shows off its heritage of the Stagecoach Trail on its water tower. The Trail is a historic route through northwest Illinois that connected Lena with Galena. The trail was a part... (more)

These Roadrailer trains are pretty cool. Here 256 pulls into the siding at Tolono to meet 2 west on the NS Lafayette District. Amazing how long this service has hung on. Guessing the equipment agi... (more)

NS train 121 is doubling into the yard at Decatur. The train takes head room at WABIC to make the double. The train will get a new crew, power, and double before heading for St. Louis.

The D03 local has 12 cars for the Decatur and Eastern. Here they make the back and forth moves needed to get over to the south side at WABIC. In the foreground the the 1901 built Wabash Railroad S... (more)

The eastbound Roadrailer #256 slowly pulls into Decatur for a crew change. The train is seen here between Moser and Wabic. The train has been chasing 20T across the Springfield Sub, but passed him... (more)

Central Illinois isn't the pretty countryside in the world, its like a ride thru Nebraska! Luckily there are some odds and ends things to add to the photo, unfortunately it isn't the old Wabash si... (more)

Westbound Metra West Line train #37 is off from their station stop at the UP shops. The train dropped off a bunch of employees. The group will grab 10 units to the left and head downtown to pick u... (more)

Over 13 parked train sets can be seen here from this view at the Metra Aurora yard over the weekend. There are plenty more sets out of site around the curve. Crazy to see all these train waiting o... (more)

Back in 2019 work is closing in quick to replace these old Rock Island era signals. A Metra outbound train passes under the classic signals on the Joliet Sub. Signals retired October 2022.

A slow moving freight passes thru a frost covered Wadsworth on the C&M Sub. The train has main #2 from Milwaukee to Rondout, while the 1st Hiawatha Amtrak of the day makes time on main #1. The dis... (more)

The "Tax Payer's Train" cruises thru Wadsworth on the CP C&M Sub with a "1 unit per car" consist. If one wonders why Amtrak doesn't make money, you don't have to look too far a... (more)

Train #332, on the Hiawatha Service, blast thru Wadsworth on the CP C&M Sub. Between 6:15 am. and 9:34 p.m., Amtrak runs 7 pairs of Hiawatha trains between Chicago and Milwaukee throughout the da... (more)

The Chilli Sub was a complete mess on this Monday afternoon. Lots of westbounds were backed up from Niota back thru Stronghurst. A few eastbounds trickled out of Fort Madison keeping things rollin... (more)