CP 8757, the Every Child Matters unit, begins its long trek to Montreal leading CPKC 230, seen here passing underneath the former Milwaukee Road signal bridge in Franklin Park, IL, still used toda... (more)

CSXT 1972 is the 11th and newest heritage locomotive in the expanding heritage unit roster held by CSX, this one honoring the "Family Lines System" - more of a marketing gimmick for a co... (more)

UP 5307 and UP 4404 charge underneath the coal tower in DeKalb, IL, with UP's OCS train, heading westbound out of Chicago after coming up from the St. Louis area earlier in the day. Tonight's rend... (more)

After trailing on M337 the day before, two Illinois Central SD70s (#s 1038 and 1036) ply the rails of the former IC Iowa Division, seen here rolling past the former depot in Burlington, IL on X338... (more)

CP 8757, CPKC's "Every Child Matters" commemorative unit, leads a KCS GE on CPKC grain train 346 through Des Plaines, IL.

KCSM 4554 ("Grey Ghost" Ac4400CW) leads the charge solo on CPKC freight #254, seen here passing through Des Plaines, IL.

Due to a number of mechanical issues sidelining some of the SC44 Charger units, Amtrak 164, the Phase IV heritage unit, was called in to assist on the Hiawatha turns. Here it is seen (looking rela... (more)

CN 3008, the Illinois Central heritage unit, leads CN M336 through the Spaulding Junction diamonds in Bartlett, IL. The unit had previously led CN A447 to Green Bay the day prior; power on that tr... (more)

KCSM 4565, a "Grey Ghost" AC4400CW, leads a KCS ET44AC on CPKC 180 past the historic Bartlett Depot Museum in Bartlett, IL.

BNSF 5245 (C44-9W) leads a westbound freight along the BNSF Racetrack and across I-294, as seen from the air from Hinsdale, IL while the rest of the train is coming from Western Springs.

A row of benches sit quietly at the Deerfield, IL Metra station, ready for the next opportunity to host passengers waiting for their inbound train. In the meantime, they bear witness to KCS 3967 (... (more)

IC 1018, an Illinois Central SD70 still painted in the "Deathstar" scheme, leads CN M338 past a small railroad-themed park in Elmhurst, IL on a frigid January night.

Roughly seven months ago, when I had first gotten my drone, I attempted a shot of Amtrak 203, the Operation Lifesaver unit, leading the westbound California Zephyr in Naperville, IL as the unit sa... (more)

This is the first year that the CP Holiday Train has run across the system under the new CPKC banner. The train itself still had the boxcars lettered for Canadian Pacific, but the stage car was ne... (more)

NS 7302, a relatively rare SD70ACu visitor from out east, leads CN M338 past a tiny railroad-themed park in Elmhurst, IL.