A double headed express flies through Downers. Notice the carnival rides. They were part of this year's Heritage Fest.

Z-CHCPTL highballs through town with BNSF 7774, 7773, and 7775 all in the sparkling New Logo, passing an inbound Metra.

BNSF 4566 with a lady conductor, leads a sister Dash 9, and a UP SD70M with lowered wings westbound through Downers.

Double headed express to Naperville hurries through Downers Grove.

Westbound Metra 192 meets with Eastbound Metra 200 at Main Street.

1296 shoves out of Main Street on a cool evening after my White Sox destroyed the Cubs 12-2, eliciting high-fives from several Metra crewmen. Visible on the side of the train are silhouettes of fe... (more)

Improbably, during Downers Grove's Heritage Festival (the local annual four-day carnival, which draws lots of small children), BNSF has removed the chain-link fence between #1 and #2 track. In a b... (more)

The outbound Illinois Zephyr flies through town with Amtrak 128 in charge, and NPCU 90219 at the back.

404 flies through Downers Grove with an express to Naperville.

An ATSF and MRL duo pass through a 10MPH speed restriction due to recent pouring of ballast, after ties were replaced. Notice also that the ATSF SD40-2 has received reflective yellow stickers to m... (more)

Notice the reflection of BNSF 5464 on the Amtrak car.

Metra's meet at Washington Street. 188, running wrong main, passes 189 and 191 waiting for the low green with a flipback.

Metra 187 slows down for a stop at Main Street.

The morning, eastbound Illinois Zephyr is lead by Cabbage 90219. It is just leaving the Form B restriction and is passing the Railvac.

Metra 187 throttles up out of Main Street and heads for Fairview Avenue.