An outbound "suburban" passes by the beginning of fall color as it leaves Lisle.
Can you see me now? A WB empty coal train reflects in a puddle left by the recent rains. There has been no more than three rain free days in a row since April!
Long live the Santa Fe! An eastbound merchandise freight with a Santa Fe lettered warbonnet beats the sunset in Naperville. The WBCS West Naperville signals can be seen in the distance. Al... (more)
My second best fall color shot. An inbound train runs through the Hollywood stop as a couple of trees are in peak color. Another inbound is behind in the distance.
Having cutover Main three Friday, signla crews get ready to remove the searchilight on Main 2. AMT 380 is the last train to pass under the signal before it's removed.
EB stack crests the hill in appropriately named Creston.
An eclectic mix of power! UP and CSX trailing the home road lead unit. See 314545 for another interesting c... (more)
A WB "z" train passes by workers putting in the new cantilever signal to replace the CBQ bridge. In the consist is a Ferromex unit and KCS "Belle." See Railroad: BNSF RailwayLocomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)Location: Naperville, Illinois, USALocomotive #: BNSF 4928Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: January 30, 2010
The morning car traffic has lightened up as has the commuter train rush. Some light snow fell overnight, but only enough to make the roads wet in the 5th snowiest February and 7th snowiest season ... (more)
The conductor on the 5:15 gives the highball to continue east toward Chicago. From this viewpoint, he looks like he's trying to hold up the recently installed tri-light signal!
An eastbound manifest is overtaken by a short "z" train.
An eastbound train rolls through one of the many curves in Wheaton/Glen Ellyn. In the background is Wheaton College and the Billy Graham Center.
