An unlikely lead locomotive leads a 4-1/2 hour late eastbound run of the Southwest Chief, past BNSF's suburban depot in Brookfield.

Rare daylight coal loads for the South Shore leave CN trackage for home rails after picking their train up from the Belt Railway of Chicago. Now reduced to a home for signal personnel, the now-unu... (more)

Oil empties take the tight radius of Canal St. Curve on the near south side of the Windy City.

Bakken oil loads head to market on Amtrak's Chicago Terminal as some of their trains go about their work at 14th St. coach yard.

Sand empties on UP train R-RGPDS head down the connection between Norma and Seeger to head northwesterly for Janesville and eventually Prairie Du Chien, WI.

Leaving the Windy City for Columbus, OH., 26N's Heritage leader passes under Pennsy sentinels, just inside the state of Indiana.

REVERSE COMMUTE: Rush hour is in full swing on the UP-NW line and outbound Metra #609 breezes into Norwood Park as the city awakens to the warm glow of a new day.

Looking a little road-worn, NS's ERIE Heritage leads their train from BRC's Clearing Yard to Elkhart, Indiana.

Pausing briefly to grab some Belt Ry. of Chicago paperwork, an eastbound CP grain train had a special guest as a lead locomotive. NOTE: Taken on Metra/CP Property with permission.

A local bus driver makes a questionable driving decision as an ethanol load for the port of Albany (NY) pops out of the fog.

RI533 slaps the scores of St. Charles Airline Diamonds on #1 main on a late night run for Joliet, IL. 533 is the last train out of LaSalle Street and brings an end to Metra's weekday operations fo... (more)

Metra West Line train #2256 shoves the last Elgin train into Chicago for the night as WSOR's T-001 stands by, awaiting a route on the C&M Sub. and a trip back home to Janesville, WI. These classic... (more)

Ducking onto "Main 4" at CP506, NS's special salute to Veterans proudly steps towards their Colehour Yard.

Heading into the siding at Nickel, A pair of NS Heritage units blast by my viewfinder just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.

Running at track speed, IRM's handsome Nebraska Zephyr passenger special cruises away from the rapidly setting sun, nearing Leland, IL.