Metra SD70MACH 508 leads a outbound train out of downtown Chicago.

After unloading passengers, the City of New Orleans makes its way out of Union Station with IC 1027 leading the way to yard the train at the 18th Street Facility.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, shoves into Chicago Union Station to load a train of passengers for Aurora.

A typical Chicago scene....on most days. It's certainly not everyday you see an Illinois Central locomotive leading an Amtrak train, but that's what we have here as a late City of New Orleans shov... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound Metra West Line train #37 is off from their station stop at the UP shops. The train dropped off a bunch of employees. The group will grab 10 units to the left and head downtown to pick u... (more)

One of the new Metra 501 (rebuilt KCS, SD70MACs) rolls outbound, out of Union Station and across Canal St. in downtown Chicago Illinois

Amtrak Midwest engines and cars up front with an Amfleet and Horizon food car toward the rear.

Amtrak Midwest Chargers sit in the yard.

METX #509, one of Metra's new SD70MACH's, passes Tower A2 on its way out of the windy city.

Metra 116 shoves a inbound Southwest Service train into downtown Chicago.

Amtrak P42 99 shoves a trainset into the yard in Chicago.

After realigning the derail and picking up the conductor, IC 6250 looks great on the point of CN L512 as it makes its way through the back alleys of Chicago's south side.

L512 departs the Illinois International Port in Chicago with IC 6250 and CN 5323. 6250 still wears Deathstar paint, while 5323 wears the CN North America scheme. To the left is EJ&E Bridge #710, a... (more)