A Metra Milwaukee District West Line commuter passes under the classic signal bridge at Franklin Park.

An attempt to put the 261 through some tight curves on the Wisconsin Central caused to rails to start turning over. You can see the rails are at an angle. Crews were frantic, but engineer stopped ... (more)

An NS transfer prepairs to depart Bensenville Yard after picking up NS interchange cars.

M302 and A452 wait at B17 for their turn to get through the interlocking.

SOO Bandit works Bensenville Yard.

CP AC4400CW 8844 pulls out the east end of Bensenville Yard for headroom with 182.

CP AC4400CW 9782 passes MOW crews as it leads a eastbound coke train through Franklin Park.

Another reason to like Bensenville Yard--- United inbound to O'Hara, Soo yard bound at Bensenville. Soo #1216 was built Nov 1954 for The Milwaukee Road and was transferred to Soo as MILW #711. Bec... (more)

Running a couple of minutes behind, the 421 brings her train into the Franklin Park station.

This H1 painted duce is the trailing unit on light power departing from CP's Bensenville yard.

A single Milwaukee Bandit yard goat works the CP intermodal yard in Franklin Park.

A pair of fallen flag GP40s heads west toward Bensenville Yard with a transfer from the Canadian National.

A transfer off the belt slowly winds its way through Franklin Park, as the crew keeps a watchful eye out for anyone foolish enough to run the crossing gates.

A bit of Canadian Pacific heritage sits out on the edge of the yard.

After all the many years of service since the SOO Line took over the Milwaukee Road, this SOO switcher is still sporting Milwaukee Road lettering under Canadian Pacific ownership.