Metra 121, wrapped in Northwestern Medicine colors, leads a outbound train into Des Plaines.

CN 3151 (ES44AC) leads rival CPKC train 254 through Des Plaines, IL. Kind of interesting to catch CN power on these trains.

KCS 4596 (AC4400CW) leads Soo 4448 (one of the last active Soo GP38-2s on the CPKC roster) and a KCS SD70MAC on CPKC 248 through Des Plaines, IL.

Metra 162 pushes a inbound train under a old CNW signal bridge on the East side of Des Plaines.

A solo KCSM SD70ACe heads up CPKC 254, a freight originating on the RCPE in Minnesota, seen here passing through Des Plaines, IL, just a few miles from its terminus at Bensenville.

CP heritage unit #7018 leads loaded sand train 646 through Des Plaines, IL, headed for CSX interchange.

UP Olympic unit 2002 leads MALG3 South through Des Plaines.

UP 1158, one of the last GP60s still wearing the Cotton Belt paint scheme, rolls through Des Plaines, IL during a light snow shower headed for Proviso with the LJA50 turn.

Looking good in its two-tone grey paint scheme reminiscent of Canadian fighter jets and honoring Canadian and American Air Force veterans, CP 7023 leads a very long loaded 686 potash train through... (more)

KCS 4855 (ES44AC) leads CSX and NS GEs on CP 288 through Des Plaines, IL.

CP heritage SD70ACu #7018, painted in the "Block" paint scheme, leads patched SP unit #6310 on CP 286 through Des Plaines, IL.

CP 470 ducks under I-90 in Des Plaines, IL with CP heritage #7018 in the lead. The DPU of this train was UP 6310, a patched Southern Pacific unit. At the time, the duo had been together for almost... (more)

A northbound C&NW coal train has just crossed the diamond at Deval with an interesting mix of power. Scanned from a print.

The Reading heritage unit leads CP 384 South through Des Plaines. NS 4002 and CP 6644 trail, making for a very colorful lash!

After taking a shot of METX 90 at Camp Ground Road in Des Plaines last fall, I decided to return to the spot upon hearing of it running in nice afternoon light on the Union Pacific Northwest line.... (more)