ex-CNW heritage leads a train into Chicago's Proviso Yard

Here is a extremely rare sight for 2006! CNW C42-8 #8575 and CNW Dash 9 #8701, both unpatched, lead MCBPR through Elmhurst making a pure CNW set! 8575 has since been patched and renumbered, 8646 a... (more)

A trio of elephant style SD40-2s lead another manifest into Proviso.

Metra heads toward Chicago.

UP SD40-2 3071, 2 more UP SD40-2s, and a UP SD70M head Westbound with a manifest through Elmhurst.

Metra 155 slows down for his stop at Elmhurst on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

John Deere, John Deere, another John Deere and another John Deere! Here they are in tow on a UP Manifest lead by a UP C40-8 and a pair of UP SD40-2's.

Freshly repainted CN/IC 6127 swings around the Elmhurst curve with a nice lash-up in tow.

A westbound manifest departs Proviso Yard with three UP SD40-2's and a UP SD70M. Here, they slowly approach Elmhurst Station.

Metra 174 pushes an inbound towards Chicago passing over the crossing.

A brand new repainted IC SD40-2 in CN colors leads a nice lashup west through Elmhurst. This train would later be stopped in Addison because I called in 3 locked brakes.

Cab of UP 4044

Metra 140 and Union Pacific 4353 meet at Elmhurst, Illinois