Rumors have been floating around that the coal fired, Midwestern Generating Station in Romeoville would possibly close down in the near future, or make a transition to Natural Gas. Now that rumor ... (more)

A loaded UP coal train slowly rolls through the weeds at a slow 6 MPH in the environmental sensitive area just southwest of Lockport. Coal loads are going to the NRG Will County Generating Station... (more)

Its a beautiful morning to take flight and see the northbound Amtrak City of New Orleans doing every bit of 79 MPH through Chebanse on its way to Chicago Union Station.

The Kankakee local power arrives back to its resting location after a days work in and around Kankakee on the former IC.

That Toddlin' Town. As Amtrak 58 (City Of New Orleans) was backing into Chicago Union Station on the afternoon of October 6, 2019, passengers in Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd bu... (more)

AMTK 161, now in Phase I colors, makes its inaugural run north past Morton Grove, IL on the rear of Empire Builder #7. The locomotive is headed to St. Paul, MN to be put on display for Union Depot... (more)

Under a beautiful sunset, WSOR T1 departs Clearing yard, bound for Janesville.

A trio of IC SD70s are leading the local out of Centralia, IL that works all the customers on the St. Louis subdivision between DuQuoin and East St. Louis. The crew brought the train as far as Be... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD SD70MAC No. 9563 leads an eastbound coal train over Main Street in Monmouth, Illinois, on June 29, 1997. BN purchased a large fleet of these 4,000 hp, A.C. traction locomot... (more)

BRC’s South Side Industrial job finishes it’s work for the day and seen here shoving its train across 73rd Street and right back into BRC’s Clearing Yard behind the buildings along 73rd Stre... (more)

BNSF's Galesburg to Peoria manifest is on it's last lap to it's destination.

Two Nickel Plate Alco PA's 181-183 Blue Birds, meeting a smoking Rock Island Alco RS-3 494 near Chicago's La Salle Street Station in August 1961. Photo from my collection, Photo by Van Dusen.

Led by the uniquely painted E6A, a Rock Island passenger train heads south from LaSalle Street Station. Tom Golden photo.

With the Sears Tower under construction, a Rock Island passenger train departs LaSalle Street Station. Tom Golden photo.

Burlington Northern EMD F9A-2 BN-1 and F9B-2 BN-2 lead a passenger special of borrowed Metra commuter cars and BN E9A No. 9902. The train was giving visitors short rides in the Galesburg, Illinois... (more)