BNSF 4080, ATSF Dash 9 4715, BN SD40-2 7153, BN SD60M 9283.

A rare treat shows up in Downers today. This CN Canadian cab Dash 9 slowly goes into the curve with a BNSF buddy, leading a mixed train with many rare cars, including a Grand Trunk Western extra-l... (more)

Here's a nice mixed freight lead by A Dash 9 and an H1 SD40-2. Just after that long string of tank cars were two army trucks on a flatcar.

Here's a good lashup. ATSF Dash 9, NS Horsehead Dash 9, and a BNSF GP60B. 5 NS locos went through today...

Class unit! This B40-8 is leading BNSF SD40-2 7837.

The outbound Southwest Chief has a private car on the rear from yesterday's AAPRCO train. Notice 48 has some paint chipped off of the front.

Brand new C44-9W 5503 leads another BNSF Dash 9, a BN green SD40-2 and a CSX C40-8 under partly cloudy skies.

As an Amtrak train flies through town on No. 2 track, locomotive 190 shoves 1267 east toward Chicago.

Holy cow, didn't expect this! A Bluebonnet GP60, a CEFX SD40 with SD45 body, a Bluebonnet B23-7, NS ex-Conrail SD40, and an IC SD40 in Operation Lifesaver paint, all on a mixed freight that also h... (more)

Framed by a pair of trees, an unidentifiable suburban train rolls west behind locomotive 402.

Here's one of the best lashups I've seen in a while. A Dash 8-40B and an SD40-2, both in H1 colors. Unfortuneatly, I was informed that I missed a GEVO that went through earlier this day.

Uh-oh. Signs of autumn are all around... Anyway, here is 192, which had it's undercarriage repainted black, so it's super shiny. It'll last about 5 day this shiny...

198 hangs out with it's reflection in the historic Main Street Station's window.

The builder's plate on METX 198. This is the last class of locomotive to have the "LaGrange" box checked.

198's reflection in the ticket agent's window makes for an interesting shot. In the window are three signs for safe travel on/near Metra trains.