Amtrak P42 157 leads the outbound California Zephyr through Brookfield.
Metra MP36 404 departs Brookfield with a inbound heading for Chicago.
Who says a stack train cant be colorful? BNSF H1, Ferromex SD40-2 in a 45 carbody, and many colorful containers crest the "Hollywood Hill".
A fairly late CHCPTL high balls west over the hill kicking up snow at track speed.
A repainted Conrail GE leads a ratty looking SD40-2 and thrilling BNSF Dash-9 with a westbound manifest bound for Kansas City.
The Chief screams through Brookfield on time as the sun sets on one of the shortest days of the year.
A clean Warbonnet takes the power transfer west as a westbound Amtrak chases it down on track 3
A recently out-shopped SD70M leads a whole mess of older BNSF EMD power on a stack train bound for the West coast.
A CN C40-8M and SD60F pair follow a cloud over the grade in Riverside with a manifest bound for Kansas.
Metra MP36 403 crests the hill in Brookfield as it flies toward Chicago with a express.
A fairly new Gevo crests the surprisingly steep hill in Riverside.
A BNSF GP39-2 and a GP7u, both still in ATSF Blue & Gold, make for a nice lash-up pointing a manifest eastbound.
The westbound CZ wastes no time getting out of Chicago as it hustles through Brookfield
A relatively new ES44DC, two numbers short of having the new logo, comes by one of the more interesting warning devices employed at crossings. A flashing yellow light and lit-up sign warn motorist... (more)
Throttling up after AMTK #5 cleared main 2. Those new signal bridges are just plain ugly and they are way too tall.