The heart of rush hour is underway in Downtown Chicago while a UP-W line train departs Ogilvie Transportation Center above with F59PHI 82 while below a outbound MD-N line train departs Chicago Uni... (more)
Spiffy Amtrak EMD SW1 No. 736 switches a cut of Amfleet and Heritage passenger cars out of Chicago Union Station below Harrison Street Tower in May 1982. Because of the sale of air rights above th... (more)
Picture Perfect Two Metra trains meet near Ogilvie Transportation Center.
All Alone in the Big City UPY 723, an Illinois-native GP15AC switches out Ogilvie Transportation Center during rush hour.
The Future of Amtrak Amtrak 1058, the City of New Orleans with a slightly altered schedule pulls out of Union Station to wye at Canal St. Leading is a duo of Siemens ALC-42 long-distance d... (more)
GTW 6222 and IC 3103 rolls down to the west end of Glenn Yard to begin the days switching duties.
A nice collection of power is seen at Glenn Yard on a hot Saturday morning.
Under the watchful eye of the engineer, SOO #1003 pulls out of the yard track to tie its heritage freight cars onto a Metra locomotive in preparation for a shuttle move to CP Morgan for a #1003 ph... (more)
Metra's Milwaukee Road Heritage locomotive trails the Metra employee shuttle between Chicago's Union Station and their Western Ave. Shop for employee appreciation day, conducted 08/06/22.
Metra's Milwaukee Road Heritage locomotive leads the Metra employee shuttle between Chicago's Union Station and their Western Ave. Shop for employee appreciation day, conducted 08/06/22.
Soo LIne #1003 2-8-2 steam locomotive was showcased to the Metra's employees during their 2022 employee open house held at the Western Ave. shop.
An inbound Metra train shoves out of the Western Ave Station in Chicago, Illinois behind an MP36 and rolls past Tower A-2, one of three active manned interlocking towers on the Metra system.
Amtrak power sits in the yard in Chicago as the skyline disappears into lake effect fog.