IHB #4018 leads a coil train around the curve.

On a beautiful afternoon in Chicago, the AZER 6070 pulls out of Chicago Union Station, preparing to wye its passenger train.

Returning from a trip to Sturtevant, WI - Iowa Pacific's "brunch train" returns back to Chicago, passing still-manned Tower A5 on Chicago's west side. NOTE: Taken on Metra property with permission... (more)

WIth a plume of smoke provided by engineer Craig Willett, Iowa Pacific's Friday Night Dinner train ducks under the PRR position lights at Racine Avenue on Chicago's near west side. Special thanks ... (more)

Out right ahead of a passenger special, Metra #2149 ducks under the PRR position lights at Racine Avenue on Chicago's near west side. Special thanks to Chris Guss, Sayre Kos and Paul C. Buff for t... (more)

In a scene straight from the 1990's, G28 sits at Galewood Yard with a trio of SOO GP38-2's, while 643 idles away with a trio of SOO SD60's. The 643 had just been recrewed and another crew would sh... (more)

A set of Santa Fe F units in Dearborn Station. Taken on Kodachrome II film from the Roosevelt Road overpass.

Santa Fe's U28CG's arriving at Dearborn Station. Taken on Kodachrome II film from the Roosevelt Road overpass.

Sparks fly and paint CTA MOW workers in a blue glow as a CTA train passes Tower 18 in downtown Chicago.

Power backing down to Central Station for today's "City of Miami". Moving slowly now, but will be hitting 3 figures in a couple of hours.

The "City of New Orleans" heads south out of Central Station; looks like some maintenance is in order!

The Arizona Eastern 6070 smokes it up, as it departs Chicago Union Station, bound for Indianapolis. It really takes you back to the glory days, when the old BN E's were chugging out of Union Stati... (more)

Brown line train in the loop.

An empty ethanol sits at CP 509 waiting for the BRC to accept the train.

Out of time and dead on the law, CN train M340 awaits a recrew at Broadview. I've seen much better Conrail blue in my years, but nowadays you need to take what you can get!