Unpatched SP SD40M-2 #8613, WC GP40 #3006, and DM&IR SD40-3 411 sit together awaiting assignments. All 3 of these are rarities on my list.

DM&IR SD40-3 411 (Rebuilt SD45T-2) sits in Homewood Yard with WC 3006. These 2 engines have to be two of the most attractive railroads in America.

HLCX SD40-2 #6240, still in UP paint, and another HLCX SD40-2 sit in Clearing Yard as a plane heads over the yard heading for Midway Airport.

This sweet Bluebonnet B23-7 pulls out of the yard with a Bluebonnet GP35 in tow.

All four of the BNSF GG20B are up and running. My first morning of shooting with my new Canon 20D.

Amtrak P42s 40, 124, 153, and 44 await their next assignments. The spectacular Chicago skyline, including the sears tower, look over the engines. Notice the NPCU and the IC GP38-2 hiding behind th... (more)

A pair of CSX GP15-1's idle away next to Chessie caboose 904020 in Rockdale Yard.

WSOR SD40-2 #4025, the 25th anniversary engine, sits in the Janesville roundhouse for some service. Photo was taken with permission from the WSOR.

WSOR SD20 2052 and 4 WSOR GP38-2s await their next assignments in Janesville.

Two BN trains idle away in Eola Yard awaiting their next assignments. GP28M 1512 and GP39E 2759 play hide and seek with the telephone pole.

With the stunning Chicago skyline in the background, Amtrak P32 519, P42 30 missing its logo, and P42 35 await their next assignments.

With the stunning Chicago skyline in the background, Amtrak P42s #128 and 36 sit in the Amtrak Yard awaiting their next assignments.

Freshly painted CP GP38-2 #4525 sits in Bensenville Yard as a jet plane flies overhead shortly after departing O-Hare.

IC&E SD40-2 6434 idles next to IC&E Ex-CR 201 in Nahant Yard.