193 arrives and 194 heads back to Union Station

The first revenue run of the new logo! Looking good as it passes through the curve at Belmont Road in Downers Grove on its maiden voyage. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 7687
Train ID: S-CHCTAC-3-07
Photo Date: March 08, 2005

4049 along with 2 other Dash 9's lead BRCGAL elephant style twards Galesburg

An odd AC/DC lashup struggles with a loaded coal train. The whine of the EMD and then the sudden chugging as they passed was quite nice, actually. This lovely signal bridge will soon be gone, unfo... (more)

Its undercarrage freshly repainted, 199 is rounding the curve into Belmont

Metra 185 poaring the coals to it, heads West towards the historic Main Street Station.

Amtrak Train #5, the outbound California Zephyr is lead by a pair of P42's, #'s 130 and 142.

Amtrak 130 and Amtrak 127 are switching over from Main 2 to Main 3, but that doesn't stop it from making great speed.

A pair of shiny Dash 9's, 4502 and 4720, bring a very colorful Seattle bound stacker into town at track speed.