CP 8848 and KCS 4114 waits for the next assignment at Bensenville Yard.

UP 8055 leads three other interesting units on the CPKC 247 as it departs Franklin Park for points north. NPR 6079, 1517 and 1570 dead in tow make up the remainder of the consist.

2 Ns train's wait for crew's to take them into the Alton & Southern.

In the final rays of blue hour, a trio of CN EMDs rocket north under Monee with a manifest for CNs Kirk yard.

After traversing the Mendota & Chicago subs during the day, NS takes control of coal loads for Detroit. Seen here snaking through downtown Chicago under the cover of darkness, with a BN 70mac up f... (more)

An almost matched Amtrak Midwest train heads out of the windy city with an Amfleet and Horizon car in the mix among the newer Siemens equipment.

Brand new 331 rests in the yard.

KCSM 4554 ("Grey Ghost" Ac4400CW) leads the charge solo on CPKC freight #254, seen here passing through Des Plaines, IL.

Due to a number of mechanical issues sidelining some of the SC44 Charger units, Amtrak 164, the Phase IV heritage unit, was called in to assist on the Hiawatha turns. Here it is seen (looking rela... (more)

EB freight. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

WB freight. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

The Capitol Limited departs Chicago with two new Charger locomotives, a baggage car and three Superliners.

After wintering on an industrial siding in Kolbe, Illinois, the BUGX F7's are on the move again, being handed off by the KJRY to the Tazewell & Peoria railroad. A TZPR SW10 shoves the 2 units tow... (more)

With a Proviso yard crew shuttling this train east, UPs MCLPR crawls into Wheaton with a rebuilt SD40, along with various Aces & GEs, in the lead.

With time for the crew running thin, UPs Clinton, IA to Proviso, IL manifest rumbles towards Metra territory, where they'd park up for a relief. Todays train was the talk of the town with a former... (more)