Metra 'State of Illinois' leads another empty train of taxpayer money by the Mannheim Rd in Franklin Park, IL.

Metra's Milwaukee Road commemorative painted MP36 passes Tower B12 and Milwaukee Road caboose on display at Franklin Park, IL.

In a world of reduced service on the Metra system as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, METX 405 leads one of the few trains running on the Milwaukee West Line sporting it's new nose emblem decal.

An inbound Metra train passes under the signals at Tower B-12.

CSX K814 slowly rolls into Bensenville Yard, approaching Scott Street.

It took awhile, but a CSX ST70AH has finally made its way onto the CP. This train will become CP 689 once it is in Bensenville Yard. Here it is rolling past the Tower B-12 signal bridge.

After assembling its train, the former Soo Line GP38-2 pulls past the B12 signal bridge in Franklin Park with quite a big IM1 behind it. With only a handful of these locomotives left on the roster... (more)

With locomotive 8030 shoving, the conductor clings on to the tail end of train 280 as they roll past B12 in Franklin Park preparing to double up the consist. 280 would leave Bensenville Northbound... (more)

Union Pacific transfer from UP Proviso to CP Bensenville nears Bensenville Yard at junction B-12.

SOO 4412 leads train IM1 through tower B12 in Franklin Park IL.

IHB GP40-2 4015 leads NA11 west into Bensenville Yard.

CN #242 has retired BNSF B23-7's for MMA.

UP 8752 leads a mammoth 281 east through Franklin Park.