BNSF 5976, normally assigned to coal drags, heads west on #2 main over the new Belmont Ave overpass with a mixed freight.

After nearly an hour wait, BNSF 5209 gets the green and proceeds west on a very hot evening in Lemont.

BNSF 5687 exits a siding in Eola Yard, eastbound on the racetrack on a crisp fall morning.

Chicago bound Lincoln Service roars through Lemont, Il. with full horn display.

CN 9619 idles outside the KASteel plant just outside of downtown Lemont.

The sun made the morning look a lot warmer that it really was. 29 degrees and a brisk tail wind helps Amtrak blast through Westmont at track speed.

Eastbound UP 7840 leads a high priority intermodal through West Chicago.

Metra F40 #101, City of Joliet, rolls into the Lemont Metra Station before heading to its next stop in Lockport.

Eastbound BNSF manifest rolls down #2 main on a perfect crisp fall morning.

Westbound BNSF 7450 leads a hot intermodal over the I&M Shipping Canal.

It has been a pretty intense 48 hours here in Chicago. The city was hit with around 18" to 20" of snow, with drifting taking those totals to way over 4 feet in certain areas. This westbound BNSF... (more)

Inbound Illinois Zephyr eases through Western Springs on a beautiful fall morning.

A crisp fall morning and an over 2 hour wait was well worth catching this CN SD70I.

Heritage II Dash-9's get a work out on a high priority TOFC train westbound through Lemont.

Perfectly manicured ballast and concrete ties are featured along this portion of the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision in Lemont, IL. ES44C4's have been showing up in Z trains out of Willow Springs, w... (more)