A UP autorack crosses the Kaw River and into Kansas, snaking its way towards 18th Street Yard in the late afternoon. Notice the full-car graffiti on the nearest autorack.

A UP autorack descends the hill and crosses over onto the viaduct towards 18th Street Yard. Union Station can be seen in the background.

KCT's special shuttle train, consisting of 3 RDCs(!) bracketed by KCT's two yellow GP35s, carries invited guests from Union Station down to the American Royal Barbeque in the Bottoms. The train ra... (more)

The KCS business train backs into Knoche Yard, having just arrived from Chicago. The train will depart KC on October 14th.

The KCS business train lays over at the former intermodal ramp in Knoche Yard, having arrived earlier in the day from Chicago. The train will depart KC on October 14th.

Only my second attempt at a zoom-pan - and I think it came out pretty good!

Metra - The Way to Really....Advertise? The first revenue 'wraps' Metra has allowed, this cabcar and two coaches now sport lovely shades of purple and large photos of people that should mak... (more)

May 26th, 1934 - A shiny little train revolutionized rail transportation and set a 1,015-mile nonstop record from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours 5 minutes at an average speed of 77MPH. 75 years la... (more)

A new C4 and two new 7200-series ES44DCs highball a Z train westward. The Brookfield dolphins can breathe easier with the Evolution series' reduced emissions.

As the Chicago Terminal passenger special heads back to North Avenue Yard for the night, the conductor exits the bridge control shanty with his lantern in hand to unlock the rails at the end of th... (more)

Hangin'.

A westbound manifest lights up the night and my favorite signal bridge.

261 heads into Union Station for the filming of "Public Enemies" with no Amtrak power and an all-Milwaukee consist. The clouds were thwarting most attempts at good shots, but right as the 261 reac... (more)

Daffodils herald the arrival of Spring, and of the next westbound rush hour Metra. The flowering trees along the platform didn't flower very much last year, so I'm hoping 2009 will provide another... (more)

An eastbound UP train crawls towards Chicago, passing a very "neighborly" farmsteader's driveway.