Idling between runs. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection. These humpback whales had a sorta Alco-esqe look but they were like many earlier GEs, unloved by the owners. Wouldn't this brute l... (more)

Mid-Street South Shore. One of the highest numbered Nippon-Sharyo Highliner II cars, METX 1375 (built 2012-2016), was only a few years old when it led METRA Train 329 towards South Chicago ... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 659 departs the Port of Chicago with CN L512,

It's business as usual in the Amtrak Yard, as Amtrak 517 shoves on a solo car. To the left, a fellow Dash 8 awaits an assignment.

Amtrak Dash 8 #517 is dodging the shadows and passing the yard tower, shuffling around a single car.

Going Old School. Under the watchful eye of the Chicago skyline, the Cardinal's trainset is slowly making its way around the curve at CP Lumber, preparing to make its move to the yard. On t... (more)

A brand new Conrail C30-7A is used in maintenance of way service in Chicago.

High Speed In Chicago. In the early morning hours of February 18, 2020, Amtrak Acela 2 Train Set 1 arrived in Chicago, Illinois on its way to Pueblo, Colorado for operational testing in the... (more)

A combined Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific train comes into Chicago. At this time the UP preferred the use of the Milwaukee Road tracks to come into Chicago versus the C&NW.

Soo's GP9's 2554, 554 and 553 are resting between runs of the overnight Chicago-Superior, Wisconsin LAKER at Chicago on June 3, 1963. In January 1963, the Soo moved out of Grand Central Statio... (more)

METX 402 pulls down over the PRR lift bridge south of Lumber Street over the Chicago River. From here the passenger special will back into Chicago Union Station.

METX 425 leads a commuter train south out of the city on a beautiful evening. 425 is in a Rock Island inspired scheme which makes it appropriate to pass by 16th Street Tower which guarded the Rock... (more)

The CSS Belt Job comes around the connection off the IC and onto home rails. To the right is Kensington Tower still keeping watch after all these years.

CN L536 ducks under the BRC on a muggy day with IC 1020 leading the way south.

CSS 2008 leads a South Shore train west towards the BRC as they cross over the Calumet River on the far south side of Chicago.