While being operated by Iowa Pacific Holdings, Amtrak's "Hoosier State", train P851, eases off the wye at Canal Street in downtown Chicago.

The old Lehigh Valley #273 will turn 71 years old in September. Showing obvious heritage from previous owner Conrail, she now spends her days working for Maryland Pig Iron of Illinois in Chicago's... (more)

AMTK 160, the Pepsi Can heritage unit hurries away from downtown Chicago in the lead of Amtrak #7 to Seattle/Portland. This is the first time this unit has lead 7 and it was visible by the line of... (more)

The morning rush hour is winding down as Metra train 1232 from the western suburb of Brookfield, making all the local stops en route, passes through the maze of trackage at Control Point Taylor as... (more)

Metra Fox Lake train #2141 swings around the curve at Canal Street during a major winter storm that dumped roughly 18" in the city.

An eastbound suburban heads for Union Station as Chicago as 18" of snow engulfs the city.

Metra train #351 to Waukegan departs Ogilvie Transportation as near blizzard conditions engulf the city.

Heavy snow whips around Ogilvie Transportation Center as Metra battles to keep things moving on time.

Right when the world started to take a major hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, NS 61F (CN S751) hops off the BRC and heads down the CP Elgin Sub for the CN at Schiller Park with BCOL 4617 leading.

On a normal occasion, CN’s Kirk Yard - Glenn Yard Local runs during the nighttime hours. Instead they got a very late start, and got held up at many places for hours, which made for some well-li... (more)

On a normal occasion, CN’s Kirk Yard - Glenn Yard Local runs during the nighttime hours. Instead they got a very late start, and got held up at many places for hours, which made for some well-li... (more)

L536 makes its way through the south loop with IC 1007 doing the honors.

Airline Empties. On December 4, 2019, BNSF Railway 8420 (SD70ACe, EMD) leads an empty coal train across the St. Charles Air Line in Chicago, Illinois. Chartered in 1852 as the Chicago, St. ... (more)

After a 3 hour+ wait to get a window across 16th Street, L537 finally crosses the Rock Island diamonds at the tower. It's never easy for the 536/537 crews as they have 10 diamond interlockings to ... (more)

IC 1022 and 1029 lead L537 around the curve on the approach to 18th Street. Splitting the 16th Street signals, the train slowly makes its way by Ping Tom Park. A few years ago, the second main her... (more)