An original painted BN GP30 leads the M-CHIGAL across the Des Plaines River on the BNSF Chilli Sub.

Taking Chicago by surprise, one of the last BN painted GPs, still sporting a GP30 carbody, roars over the Des Plaines River in some beautiful Golden Light. H1 GP60B, H4 SD60M, & Gevos in trail.

While most Chicago railfans were enjoying Showcase Weekend at the Illinois Railway Museum, me and a few friends ventured down to Lemont, Illinois to catch BNSF local train M-CHIGAL. When we heard ... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit 156 leads the Texas Eagle South past the historic C&A depot in Lemont.

The daily ICOG4 cruises by the historic depot in downtown Lemont with a pair of AC44s.

A trio of SD40s race over the Des Plaines River, en route for Galesburg... on the other side of the state.

A pair of KCS engines power the Q train ROBCHI to chicago, passing through the truss over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal.

On a warm summer evening, a pair of 40s, and a 60m, power todays 105 to Galesburg.

This engine brought many railfans trackside... as a GP60M hasn’t led near Chicago in quite a long time. Heres the 60M flying through the truss over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal.

That thundering SD40-2 sound fills the air as L CHI105 makes its way west across the Des Plaines River with a pair of sharp Heritage 1's in charge. L CHI105 runs four days a week (Tuesday through... (more)

On a hot summer afternoon, 105 cruises over the Des Plaines River with a pair of H1 SD40s.

On a warm summer afternoon, the Chicago to Galesburg local rounds the bend over the Des Plaines River in Lemont, IL... with a Retro BNSF lashup... a pair of Heritage 1 SD40s.

A pair of GTW GPs race north with CNs L535. Here is the pair as they exit Lemont township and head towards CN Glenn Yard.

105 would have been the trio of SD40s, but the leader decided to not work, so the 2 geeps were tacked on the front. So heres 105 rolling over the Des Plaines river with the 5-pack of standard cabs... (more)

On a toasty summer afternoon, Amtrak’s Veterans paint P42 races south, passing the, once historic, now metra, depot in downtown Lemont.