Tucked inside Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, across from one of the largest and coolest HO layouts ever, is this little steam locomotive with quite a story of it's own which goes someth... (more)
A new Amtrak GE P32BH stands tall at Chicago, Illinois, flanked by an older EMD F40PH on a bright February 22, 1992.
The "Go Go" Sox of 1959 would end up meeting the Dodgers in the World Series. Meanwhile that summer a couple miles north of Comisky Park the Zephyr Pit cranked out a daily fleet of domed streamli... (more)
A Turboliner is seen crossing the Chicago River at South Branch Bridge. Tom Golden photo.
An outbound rush train meets an inbound, in the background Amtrak 517 shoves the Beech Grove the Great Dome and 2 other cars into the station
The seldom photographed #3 heads for Lasalle st. with a couple bi-levels that it picked up in the yard.
As the sun finds the perfect sucker hole in the clouds, INRD 9009 and 9010 bring their coke train into Galewood Yard to receive a fresh crew.
A EMD re-engined DL109 taken from the Roosevelt Road overpass.
A set of NYC passenger power is headed to the station to pick up its outbound passenger train.
519 shoves the Beach Grove and 3 other cars into the ready tracks in Chicago. Notice the ex-J switcher in the background now owned by GATX that is on lease to Amtrak.
Taken from the Roosevelt Road overpass.
Four Rock Island U-Boats are headed toward the diamonds as a N&W mixed freight heads the opposite way. Tom Golden photo.
BNSF COAL
An older (1949?) Cadillac is waiting for the train to clear.