Amtrak 130, the railroad's 40th Anniversary "Phase II" locomotive, races towards Chicago with the eastbound Carl Sandburg, as Metra's vintage CB&Q Fairview Ave depot looks on.
Metra 405, the Milwaukee Road heritage unit, leads an outbound train under the old Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge at CP Morgan in Chicago, sans the old signal heads.
Amtrak 160, fresh from a roughly 1 1/2 month stint in the Chicago shops, leads the westbound Empire Builder out of Chicago and under the old Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge at CP Morgan. This ... (more)
In the small town of Manteno, IL is the Manteno Post 755 Legion Park, which pays tribute to our veterans. At the front of the park are a couple of decommissioned U.S. Army rockets, which provide t... (more)