Amtrak's Cardinal, along with some equipment from Beech Grove, goes for a spin after dropping off passengers in Chicago.

Metra's new SD70MAC-H's finally get to experience some warm days, as their first summer approaches.

A pair of ex-Amtrak F59's lead a UPW outbound in the first hints of sunset.

CSX 3283 leads a intermodal East through Blue Island Junction.

Metra SD70MACH 508 leads a outbound train out of downtown Chicago.

Rebuilt using EMD switcher frame and trucks and using a Caterpillar 3512 prime mover with a Kato generator. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A local heads north past The Steel Works in Granite City, led by an NS SD40-2.

After unloading passengers, the City of New Orleans makes its way out of Union Station with IC 1027 leading the way to yard the train at the 18th Street Facility.

A pair of NRE Gensets pull out of the Indiana Harbor Belt's Blue Island Yard and roll east under the signals at CP 107 in Dolton, Illinois. At Dolton, the IHB Main Line and the CSX Barr Subdivisio... (more)

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, shoves into Chicago Union Station to load a train of passengers for Aurora.

A typical Chicago scene....on most days. It's certainly not everyday you see an Illinois Central locomotive leading an Amtrak train, but that's what we have here as a late City of New Orleans shov... (more)

Plant power for Alton Steel takes it easy on this beautiful afternoon. We have a pair of Gulf Coast Rail Services SW1200's and a GP9R that still wears Grand Trunk paint. The two SW1200's are forme... (more)

ALS 2204 and 2205 are on final to the Terminal's Madison Yard with a transfer from their own Gateway Yard. These units look spectacular!

One of Metra's newest locomotives pulls into the Glenview station with an outbound rush hour train on a rainy March afternoon.

The CN usually keeps their executive train parts indoors at the Woodcrest Shops at Homewood. I took a tour back in 2012 and the 103 was parked out back with the cars. I am unsure the fate of the 1... (more)