Due to an operational problem, the morning fleet was held up for twenty minutes at West Hinsdale. There are four trains in this view.
A San Joaquin
He's not asleep! An outbound "flip" rushes to probably Downers Grove to flip back to the city. The conductor will give instructions to the engineer to proceed back east to the station platf... (more)
An inbound commuter train meets the morning sun.
A San Diegan
Three commuter trains are stacked waiting for their time to head east to begin their runs during the blue hour. New signals are waiting for final installation and cutover on the left.
Sunday-only Chicago to Lake Geneva, WI, Train 703 stands at the resort town's passenger station. E8 518 lead the train out of Chicago and cab car 185 will lead it back to Chicago in the late afte... (more)
I discovered Riverside Park in Springfield MA quite by accident while riding a train down to New Haven. The park is actually a great photography location, as trains must sound their horns when lea... (more)
On a fairly warm day in Southern California, train 327 to Los Angeles leaves Claremont about 10 minutes late with F59PH 861 pushing.
A commuter looks away from the tracks as an express is about to zip past him at track speed. I see this guy walking to the station every morning and from the station every night.
An inbound commuter train leaves the sunset behind.
Dwarf signals high and low
Railfan home? Maybe. I'd want a place with more variety than MBTA Commuter Trains, as seen in the background.
A few of the many bad-ordered coaches await work inside the car shop at BET. The staging over the near car allows access to the roof-mounted air conditioning units on the bilevel cars. Hopefully... (more)
