IAIS 511 and 506 team up on the nightly BICB, seen here going west by Mokena Front Street with a pumpkin displayed in the shot. Another somewhat notable thing about this scene is that the train is... (more)

METX 190 takes an outbound bound for 179th street south by Wolf Road on the Metra SWS. About 1 hour later, on its inbound run to Chicago, the 190 suffered a major mechanical failure enroute to Uni... (more)

The H-KCKGAL rolls east toward Galesburg on the Chilli Sub as the sun slips behind the horizon on a beautiful fall day.

While I was at 18th Street waiting for M337 to get the signal after I got L536, I heard a train coming up behind me & then appeared a duo of Trunks.. so the chase was on. Here is GTW 4911 & GTW 49... (more)

Fresh from the factory in Erie, PA, a pair of N&W six-axle locomotives have 5 new Burlington Northern C30-7s in tow as they head north on the former Nickel Plate to Calumet Yard. The locomotives ... (more)

Union Pacific's LSF51 (Bloomington IL to Carlinville IL) local returns East on a short remnant of the former Illinois Central's Havana District in Lincoln, Illinois. The ''South Local's'' only cus... (more)

After finishing up work in the BNSF Joliet yard, BNSF 2740 leads a rare consist through downtown Joliet on their way to Galesburg.

CN L536 making it’s slow trek through Chicagoland on it’s way from CN Glenn Yard to Kirk Yard in Gary, IN.

A IHB SW1500 slug set passes another SW1500 in fresh blue paint that is awaiting transit to its final destination.

In the years before LED displays, the Rock Island used these low-tech tail signs hung on the rear car to help commuters identify their trains at Chicago's La Salle Street station.

A Chicago Transit Authority train passes CTA Tower 18 as it crosses the diamonds on the elevated route over Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 8, 2018. This railroad interlocking locat... (more)

It's a rainy morning in the Windy City but the trains don't stop at 21st Street. Here we see the Cardinal crossing the Pennsy lift bridge downtown with AMTK 184 leading. 184 is the Phase 4 heritag... (more)

Twin former Santa Fe GP60's power the Eastbound Peoria Local as seen from the Adams Street overpass on the South side of Peoria on a rainy Tuesday morning, Sept. 9 8 2020. Steve Smedley photo

A venerable F40C pulls another outbound commuter train from Union Station. Notice the track work in the foreground. Provia 100 slide film.

The action is hot and heavy as two Metra trains pass on the north lead into Union Station while a CTA train rumbles by overhead in the background. Provia 100 slide film.