The Division Street switcher pulls out in to the intersection of Cortland and Kingsbury on the way to the lumber yard.
The 261 simmers in Chicago overnight. The filming of a movie brought her into town at the time. 1.6 seconds exposure.
Returning to the yard after making the delivery at Big Bay lumber.
The C&NW bi-level train passes the semaphore at Olson road.
The 1689 retains her stream generator details from its early days in commuter service. The 1689 is viewed here in yard 3 at IRM.
The class unit, even though it was only a class of 3, and the only TipUp unit still in orange and white.
The usual power in Waukegan, pairs of GP15's are used on locals based here.
The first public appearance of Manly Junction's Rock Island E Units occured at the Hub City Heritage RR museum in Oelwein, IA. Here the 653 is posed next to a wood Rock Island caboose in front of ... (more)
C&NW 8646, C&NW 8701 and C&NW 6847 sit under the stars at the Illinois Railway Museum.
A great looking for a 53 year old unit that sits outside all her life.
The straight 38 "J-ball" highballs the tower enroute to Joliet.
Thru rain, sleet, snow or street running trains....
The CSXT 8400 did the honors of knocking the semaphore down for me as they followed Amtrak south. A 71 second telephoto exposure.
Just a little oil. The ex-NJT, ex-SP switcher waits between jobs.
The Rock Island 630 is displayed at the Hub City Heritage RR Museum during their "Railroad Days" event. The two E Units have received recent cosmetic refurbishment by MAC in Kansas City... (more)
