The motorman of this inbound Blue Line train sticks his head out the window to inspect the rear of his train. Up until the late 90s, this duty would have been performed by a conductor, but the CTA... (more)

A Blue Line train enters the Daman interlocking plant.

An O'Hare-bound train pulls into the historic Damen station.

A Blue Line train to O'Hare passes over the beautiful decay of Chicago's near north-west side.

A Pink Line train races towards the Loop, as a Green Line train heads west.

An el train approaches the Blue Line Damen stop, passing a number of back decks and makeshift roof-top patios. The photographer has been to many parties on the roof in the lower left.

A pair of GEVOs lead a mixed freight up the IHB.

An IHB switcher/slug combo rolls through Blue Island crossing. The tower to left is fully responsible the operation of the crossing gates, making this probably the only manually operated grade-cro... (more)

Metra 120 takes a double-header west. Metra spotters will note that this motor was involved in a 15+ vehicle grade-crossing collision the day before Thanksgiving 2005.

After meeting a Metra scoot being pushed by Oak Park's namesake unit, a UP manifest approaches the station.

Despite hosting dozens of trains a day, including Metra's UP-West Line service, the rails of the former CNW mainline through Oak Park were rolled in 1959. To put this in perspective, these rails a... (more)

A motorcyclist waits patiently as the big mac acting as DPU on this manifest shoves around the curve.

An inbound CTA train towards the Loop will be arriving shortly.

On a beautiful summer evening, a UP manifest rounds the curve in Elmhurst.

As many things may change on a railroad, some little things may never change at all. Here, an old school padlock inscribed simply "BELT RWY" protects a recently installed gate on the edge of the p... (more)