On Burlington Northern’s triple-track main line from Chicago to Aurora, another commuter train, or “dinky” as they are called locally, heads west on Track 1 at Highlands, Illinois, on August 2, 19... (more)

BN 9977 stops at the Highlands, IL station with a commuter train in June of 1972. Robert Bullermann Kodachrome from my collection.

While getting a hearty wave from the engineer, three Burlington Northern GP50s spliced by a fuel tender speed a westbound SeaLand double stack train through Highlands, Illinois, on August 2, 1986.... (more)

A "Taste of Chicago" extra races past Highlands on a warm and humid afternoon. On this day the Racetrack was busy, having seen 5 BNSF movements west and a few extra Metra movements inbound.

Fleeting

Following closely behind a mixed freight, a "Z" train with a freshly painted SD70MAC rolls through Western Springs into Highlands on a warm and humid afternoon. In a span ... (more)

Amtrak train 5, the California Zephyr makes good time on the center track heading west on BNSF through Highlands, IL. The GE P40 makes quite a different impression than the trailing EMD F40PH.

A westbound stack train rolls through Highlands station.

BN 3502 leads a westbound on the center track past the Highlands station.