"The Flyer" highballs through Lockport.
The outbound Ann Rutledge crosses the Kankakee River making its early morning run.
Amtrak P42's, #'s 205 and 206, race West through Hinsdale with the outbound California Zephyr.
A derailment in Chicago on the north side of CUS has forced Amtrak's Empire Builder to detour on the BNSF through Savanna, IL along the Mississippi River. Here we see the eastbound #8 from the "S... (more)
AMTK 9964 still in CB&Q paint along with some UP B's and a mixed passenger train make their way toward Chicago.
California Zephyr heading west.
The Illinois Zephyr flies through Berwyn on it's way to Chicago.
31 back when she wore a real paint scheme. Hogger Lou Strozza's use of simple modulation was all it took to make that annoying K5 sound good.
A Chicago Bound Amtrak Passes Aurora On The Racetrack
Followed by AMTK 89, 172, and a very rare Dash-8 #510, which matches the Phase IV of the cars.
AMTK 348 rushes toward Chicago, only 20 minutes late.
AMTK 34 leads the first Bears Special form Chicago Union Station to Champaign.
Westbound #303 (Ann Rutledge) zips past at road speed en route to St Louis, Kansas City and points in between.