With smoke rolling in from a northern Minnesota fire, Chicago has been cast in an unusual haze. An outbound rolls past Western Ave yard having left Chicago just a couple of blocks from the iconic... (more)
Getting up the normal time for work on my day off paid off! A westbound coal train beats the morning commuter rush and CHCPTL, which had to wait until after the rush, and seems to come out of the... (more)
An eastbound coal doesn't attract the attention of a woman waiting for an inbound Metra. The platform is nearly rebuilt on the north side as a Metra employee inspects it on the right. The conduc... (more)