Passing through the town of Centralia, Illinois. Amtrak train number 391 slows to a stop to perform station work at the small mid-western station on a breezy Spring day.

On a crystal clear evening in downtown Chicago, Metra’s Chicago Burlington & Quincy commemorative locomotive head ends an outbound rush trainset. Seen here from the Roosevelt Rd bridge.

After letting presumably unhappy passengers disembark in Chicago after arriving near 8 hours late, the City of New Orleans train-set heads for the BN wye to spin, so it can be prepped for 59 later... (more)

A 7 hour+ late City of New Orleans makes its shove move to Union Station as it passes the Amtrak facilities at 18th Street. I've seen some pretty cool units lead Amtrak trains in the past, but an ... (more)

It's hard to get much more Illinois Central than this. After an equipment failure in route with one of the trailing Amtrak Chargers, IC SD70 #1027 was sent to the rescue on this 7+ hour late City ... (more)

With an IC SD70 serving as rescue power after both chargers failed mechanically, Amtraks very late City of New Orleans #58 rounds the bend in downtown Chicago. Seen here ducking under the 18th str... (more)

After extensive delays around Memphis, Amtraks City of New Orleans #58 shoves under 18th street towards Chicago Union Station with a IC SD70 serving as rescue power. Quite a sight to see in 2024!

On a sunny Saturday morning in Dolton, the Bottle train slowly rolls east on the CSX Barr Subdivision, preparing to hop onto the IHB Main at the switch up ahead. The bottles are bound for Clevelan... (more)

Amtrak P42 174, wearing the newest scheme, leads the California Zephyr West though Brookfield.

SW8 #11 is keeping busy this morning at Cleveland Cliffs in Riverdale, transporting ladle oxygenation cars back and forth between the basic oxygen furnances.

On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)

Ns 8129,3680 and 1846 sit waiting there turn into the Alton Southern.

Outbound to O'Hare. After stopping in Wicker Park.

CP 8757, the Every Child Matters unit, begins its long trek to Montreal leading CPKC 230, seen here passing underneath the former Milwaukee Road signal bridge in Franklin Park, IL, still used toda... (more)

CSXT 1972 is the 11th and newest heritage locomotive in the expanding heritage unit roster held by CSX, this one honoring the "Family Lines System" - more of a marketing gimmick for a co... (more)