Empty hoppers head west with an ACe on the point.
A westbound BNSF coal train enjoys the last rays of sunlight, not to mention getting to cross from main 1 to 2 to get around an outbound Metra.
On a very clear December Sky even in Chicago you can see the stars!
The Illinois Zephyr had become the "Afternoon Zephyr" by the time it reached Chicago nearly 3.5 hours late due to the previous night's snowstorm.
Metra returns the favor to the platform snowplow.
AMTK 181 flies westbound with either the California Zephyr or the Southwest Chief through Highlands, where the fall colors are only just starting to develop.
199 pulls the last westbound of the rush, during the "golden hour."
An abnormal doubleheader, with the F40 leading the MP36, head under the westbound Highlands signal bridge just before the shadows cover all the tracks. This will probably be the next bridge to com... (more)
192 arrives at Hinsdale during the rush. Notice how the trees just east of the depot have naturally grown to avoid the trains.
Flying under Oak Street bridge in Hinsdale
186 about to duck under the Oak Street bridge. Can you spot all four water towers?
403 underneath the famed Highlands Bridge.
