Last autumn, or so, 4 GATX GP38-2s showed up in Amtrak's Chicago facilities, apparently to assist in some work trains and rehabilitation of the coach yards. In February, GATX 2604 is shuttling a ... (more)

Today's California Zephyr back into CUS for loading. Hopefully they've kept these cars on the heat pipes ...

Train 302, inbound from St. Louis, heads in after a cold cross-state trek. Unit 35 is hostled back into service.

An unknown Chicago, IL-Detroit, MI train passes the monumental Pennsylvania Railroad freight house, as it prepares to leave CUSCo. property on its way East.

With the sears tower and a multitude of skyscrapers that constitute the Chicago skyline in the background, a Amtrak Saluki heads for Union Station.

One of Union Pacific's new "Genset" locomotives sits on display for exhibitors, at this years National Train Day festivities, in Chicago Union Station.

CN 2227 is sitting on Track 3 next to Metra 109 on National Train Day 2010. It helped transport some of CN's private varnish to Union Station for the equipment displays for National Train Day.

That is right folks, CN will run Metra trains on the J with CN power. No its not for real. CN brought this in for National Train Day.

Participating in this year's National Train Day, the CN brought one of their Illinois Central E units to Chicago's Union Station.

What's this?!? It took me a second to gauge what I was seeing. Of the hundreds, nee, thousands of Metra trains I've seen over the past 18 years or so, I have never seen a Metra uni... (more)

Metra 193 whistles and belches its way through a work crew, who take a short break until it's safe to resume roadbed and switch upkeep.

Amtrak's Wolverine slides into Union Station about an hour late. In the background, today's Empire Builder sneaks into the station on the passing track en route to the north side pl... (more)

In a pause between shoots, crewmembers from Milwaukee Road 261 take a breather beside the locomotive. They are among the skilled crew of Railroading Heritage of Midwest America that is working to ... (more)

The F40C's are still running for now but how long will they last? Here's one keeping company with a bulldozer at Chicago Union Station, catch them while you can...