The Division Street switcher pulls out in to the intersection of Cortland and Kingsbury on the way to the lumber yard.

So much has changed since this shot, Peerless is closed, the building is gone, CP is off the line, no traffic for the Lakewood branch...

A bandit with its old Milwaukee lettering and number showing through sits quietly while a jet takes off from Chicago O'Hare Airport.

Planes, Trains and automobiles: A SOO Line switcher rests at Bensenville with my Saturn Aura in the foreground and a Lufthansa A340 taking off above.

Larry reaches into the box to grab the switch lever.

The Division St. switcher curves back on to the street running enroute to Big Bay Lumber.

After all the many years of service since the SOO Line took over the Milwaukee Road, this SOO switcher is still sporting Milwaukee Road lettering under Canadian Pacific ownership.

SOO 1538 is about to head back into the yard for another cut of cars as SOO 1546 sits in the distance.

Returning to the yard after making the delivery at Big Bay lumber.

Another pic in the series.

Pulling back out of the spur at Peerless Confectionary.

DUH! To be honest, the telephoto makes it seem much closer than it really was.

Ex-Milwaukee Road 473 takes a break in the sun on this fine Friday morning.

Honest Sir, the intersection has bad sight lines, the horn echoes off all the buildings... I didn't know the 15' heigh, 256,000 lb locomotive was RIGHT THERE...

Peterbilt 378 meets Electromotive MP15AC... truck was being unloaded by the same lumber yard the train is about to deliver to.