After Sundown,BN E9A 9916 is waiting in the Commuter yard area

New York Central E8(A) leads an E8(A) - PA - E7(A) consist on a passenger train in Chicago in the 1960s. My father surely wished the PA was in the lead at the time, but it was an interesting cons... (more)

Alley 'L'. A Green Line train cruises down the South Side Elevated, the oldest part of the CTA system. There once was a station here at 26th Street, but the CTA closed and demolished many s... (more)

Each Christmas, the Grand Trunk Western would operate a Christmas special for employees. The 1988 edition of the train is awaiting final boarding of its passengers. Ken Schmidt photo.

Evening at Ash crossing

The city is quiet and all the commuters are gone. The switch warmers are about to turn on while Metra F40PH #130 waits through the cold Chicago night.

Rock Island train 713 speeds commuters bound for Joliet out of Chicago

After working Charter Steel and Best Foods all day, the BRC Industry Job (BRC NOSI) just finishes its work at Best Foods and makes a very quick trip south from Best Foods, right across the Chicago... (more)

AMTK 518 getting serviced in one of their Chicago Yard buildings

Illinois Central E8 4028 leads an A-B-A set on a passenger train departing Central Station in Chicago, Illinois in the 1960s. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo

An Amtrak Hiawatha meets an outbound Metra Milwaukee West before arriving in Chicago Union Station

Normally being a middle of the night run into the Belt Railway Of Chicago’s Clearing Yard, a late and rare daylight WSOR T-004 makes its way south on the BRC Kenton Line and is seen here crossin... (more)

The Chicago West Pullman & Southern's bicentennial-painted SW8 sits outside the roundhouse at 100th Street awaiting its next assignment. Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.

Burlington Northern EMD E9 No. 9921 leads a westbound Metra commuter train out of Chicago on September 1, 1991. Dominating the background is 108-story, 1,450-foot Sears Tower. At completion in 197... (more)