Impressive tracks defects in the yard

The pride of Chicago stands tall, as trains await recrews at Western Avenue. The good old BN SD40-2 looks good in the evening sunlight.

Awaiting a recrew, a NS to BNSF Northtown manifest waits out the night at their Western Avenue holding yard.

TC&W's recently acquired GP39-2's make a set out at Western Avenue for the UP. The units are ex. Kennecott Copper units. Notice the high fuel tank and chopped cab.

Waiting on traffic, BNSF 915 leads the NS W3G transfer at BNSF's Western Avenue yard. Meanwhile, Metra 198 with outbound train 1231 in tow creeps past after making its stop at the Western Ave. sta... (more)

Slumbering the night away, a couple former BN units stand silent in front the windy city.

A pure BN 70MAC sits at Western Avenue awaiting a better color to take its empties west.

Rush hour dinky heading out of the city.

A BNSF manifest is forced to wait out the rush hour Metra parade at Western Ave.

An old BN unit puts on quite a smoke show working the yard at Western Ave as a parked manifest waits for Metra to clear.