A Chicago Transit Authority commuter train curves along the base of century Tower at the busy junction at CTA Tower 18 on the elevated route over Wells Street to Lake Street in Chicago, Illinois, ... (more)

UP’s KD local heads back towards Belvedere with 5 cars from Cimco, as they street run on Madison Street past Mary’s Place in Rockford with two UP GP15-1’s, Y700 and Y644.

L536 traverses south out of Downtown Chicago at 31st Street with a duo of IC SD70’s on a warm afternoon.

Amtrak GE P42DC and P32BWH locomotives, along with former EMD F40PH units converted to NPCU cab cars, rest outside Amtrak’s Locomotive Service Building at Chicago, Illinois, on April 17, 2009.

IHB 4019 rolls past while working the east end of Blue Island Yard still sporting the old IHB livery.

IHB 1514 and 1504 waits for the next assignment at the IHB Blue Island Yard.

A pair of UPY GP15-1's bringing 3 tank cars through some street running track in Rockford, IL.

Metra MP36PH 407 sits at the LaSalle St station as the Rock Island protect.

Amtrak P42DC 133 is seen pretty banged up in Chicago after it struck a cement truck while leading the Southwest Chief back in June, 2022. The crash derailed the entire train killing 4 people. Amtr... (more)

Monday evening Rock Island commuter train passing by 16th Street tower in Chicago on 07/15/74, captured on Ektachrome. Photographer unknown. John E. Troxler collection

Monday evening Rock Island commuter train passing by 16th Street in Chicago on 07/15/74, captured on Kodachrome. Photographer unknown. John E. Troxler collection

Awaiting Assignment: A collection of several different locomotives (and former locomotives) is visible at Chicago's 18th Street locomotive facility. In this scene from June of 2022, the new... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder begins it’s trip out of Chicago to Seattle with three of Amtrak’s new long distance chargers at the point, and the 50th anniversary up front.

After waiting for a few Amtrak and Metra’s at 21st Street and 16th Street, L536 finally gets back underway departing Downtown Chicago passing 31st on the way towards Kirk Yard with two IC SD70â€... (more)

A westbound Wisconsin Central freight, powered by a pair of EMD SD45s still in former Burlington Northern Cascade green, is crossing the St. Charles Air Line Bridge near Canal Street in Chicago, I... (more)