Broadside shot of this spectacular locomotive.
Last day of the year, last day before retirement. Metra reactivated the 611 just for the engineer's last night of service. Enjoy your retirement Sir!
Broadside view of a yard goat...
This is the tundra.... it is frozen.
The view looking westbound from Bush Street. "New" install of B&O CPL's on today's standard cantilever bridge. Sure wish they had used primer on the background. The only inservice, full / comple... (more)
Ready for another run north.
The rolling restaurant theater heads north in some sweet light.
The "Village of Glenview" heads up a five unit lashup. Kind of a "what if" picture if Metra ran freight.
Working G-I
Lighting courtisey of "Maglite"...
Shows how the yard funnels down to squeeze under the UP's Milwaukee Sub at the bridge. Three jobs working.
Some changes noted after being sent to the shop, non-standard gray to the trucks and tank, and the many stickers adorning her (auto start). The orange got a bath, however, the engineer's side sho... (more)
CB&Q 504 and the caboose train wait out the night at the East Union depot during IRM's "Diesel Days" event.
165 & two other units bring a train into Chicago's Union Station.
The 303 has been nick named the "Top Banana", shown here at the usual locomotive parking spot in front of the small Waukegan office.
