A good ol' steam engine, in this case Canadian Pacific 2816, sits under the Franklin Park water tower as passengers disembark from their journey.

CP 2816 prepares to depart Franklin Park.

Either end of this train was nice to shoot... the steam train heads toward Grand Ave. for a meet with the Harbor Belt.

Metra inbound service passes the new plant at B12.

Light power heads east out of Bensenville. CSX's Diversity in Motion, AC6000CW #5001, brings up the rear.

After starring in a photo op with the CP 2816, IHB 4011 is just another workhorse waiting for new orders at Norpaul Yard.

Hmmm.... one thing does not match the others.

After unloading passengers at Franklin Park, CP 2816 heads back to Bensenville Yard to prepare for tomorrow's journey.

One of the most overhyped celebrations I've ever seen.....CP 2816 and IHB 4011 face each others noses over Grand Ave......Grand Ave. was grade seperated from the IHB connecion to the CN and CP....... (more)

The Cedar Rapids rests convieniently under the Park signal bridge while the CP 2816 sits above Grand Avenue 17 carlengths away.

CP 2816 and IHB 4011 touch couplers almost perfectly in line with the double yellow lines at the overhyped Grand Avenue underpass 'Grand' opening. Look close and you'll see a good portion of the C... (more)

In what could amount to the most over-hyped bridge opening, CP 2816, a marching band and flag team, and the Cub Scouts, along with state representatives and local politicians, all turned out for t... (more)

As 183 leaves Bensenville, we see the aspects that it gets as it leaves. It gets a restricting to get out onto the main. Three main shows a clear for him one he gets out onto the main.

Metra 415 puts on a bit of a smoke show as it leads 2247 into the sunset.