BRC 151 heads south across the BNSF Chillicothe Sub at LeMoyne. This local usually has a Geep of some kind for power, so I was pleasantly surprised to see it operating with a switcher on this sunn... (more)
Watco's Cicero Terminal Railroad is seen taking some headroom out on the old Chicago & Illinois Western as they spend another afternoon switching around the tank cars at Koppers Inc in Cicero, IL.
BRC MP15 151 leads a work train south past 63rd St on the Kenton Line.
Union Pacific 1433 navigates a maze of switches as it shuffles a lone bilevel Metra car at the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. The signals shine brightly on this dismal day.
In honor of a fallen fellow Railfan, and my best friend. Tony Kimmel passed away on this day of 2-01-2016. after a long fight with liver disease. He will be remembered by many.
Sometimes the photos that seem the most mundane end up being very interesting if you look at the details. While the UP North Yard is not quite as active as it usually is in this shot, you can spo... (more)
The UP North Yard is home to a great selection of vintage switchers, including UPY 1295 (ex Southern Pacific MP15DC built in 1974), UPY 1323 (ex Chicago & Northwestern MP15DC built in 1975), 1324 ... (more)
UPY 1488 shoves a train of Metra bilevels through the city, headed for Ogilvie Transportation Center.
UPY 1433 switching out Metra Bi Levels in OTC
HLCX 1400 and IORY 4036 are the power for a CF&E job that is entering Cole Street Yard on the west side of Lima after returning from the east with 6 cars.
A bandit with its old Milwaukee lettering and number showing through sits quietly while a jet takes off from Chicago O'Hare Airport.
An MP15 used for switching duties at Ogilvie rests after finishing up with the day's fleet.
An MP15 with cars for the local industries hangs out at M-19
Larry & crew pose for a "team picture" as today was CP's last run of the "Division Street switcher". A new RR starts w/ the new year.
Spotting the final load, the 1447 is coupled between the empty pickups & the load, spotting the load & then pushing the empties to the runaround.
Crossing the swing bridge for the last time. The telephoto exaggerated trackwork is awesome.
Looking across the swing bridge, the crew collects a couple of gons & takes an inventory of the cars still at Finkle.
Just 5 years ago, this remnant of a 120-year-old branch (built by a predecessor to Milwaukee Road) was still seeing trains 1-2x per week. The branch was once part of the Kingsbury branch, which e... (more)
CPR's 1403 spends another night in the city.
CP's Kingsbury Job heads south on Kingsbury Street. Despite the bell and horn, this lady still cut literally right in front of the engine.
CP's Kingsbury job crawls over the ancient swing bridge toward the Kingsbury Line and eventually Goose Island.
The Bandit is ready to literally jump out from behind a building as it stops just short of North Avenue.
The Milwaukee painted switcher passes by one of Chicago's finest on its way to a lumber company.
CP 1404 runs light down the Deering Line to grab a cut of scrap gons from the local scrapper.
CP 1404 shoves a tank car and an airslide hopper over the ancient swing bridge in industrial Chicagoland.
After picking up two scrap loads, CP 1404 runs down the street toward the switch onto the Bloomingdale Branch.
Having spotted the load, they use the run around track and occupy 2/3's of the street.
With a load of lumber in tow, the 1538 "climbs the grade" toward Division St.
Wide angle view of the switcher in the middle of the street.
