Half of the demonstrator set that started it all. Here the EMD 103 shines under the lights at the Streamliners event in Spencer.

The Budd cars have begun boarding for the predawn departure to White River.

A wide variety at 18th Street, from Chargers to NPCUs, F59PHIs, P42s, even an BNSF freight motor switching coaches.

An Orange Line train to Midway airport rolls through the "S" curves at the Columbia College of Chicago and past the art covered walls.

An evening Metra scoot rolls through the rural McHenry county countryside while enroute to Harvard.

The freshly restored Rock Geep is displayed just after sunset at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Metra 2121 arrives at Grayslake as the Milwaukee Road heritage unit holds the siding.

Metra's newest heritage paint makes its first revenue run. Here the METX 405 arrives at Grayslake proudly displaying Milwaukee Road colors and decals.

Huron Central's Sault Ste Marie to Sudbury train rolls eastbound through some Ontario autumn color.

Four restored units are posed on the west end of the East Union Depot. From left to right, BN 5383 (U30C), C&NW 411 (F7A), CB&Q 504 (SD24) and CRI&P 4506 (GP7R).

An outbound Milwaukee District train rolls through tower A5.

The Rock Island 4506, recently refurbished by IRM, sits at the west end of the station tracks posed in front of the old EJ&E Spaulding tower after sunset.

During this year's Showcase weekend, the CB&Q 993 was added to the Nebraska Zephyr's consist. The 993 is a baggage car built in 1951 by the CB&Q Havelock shops. Here the CB&Q 9911-A (EMC E5A) lead... (more)

The 2017 Happy Holiday Railway train has unloaded its passengers on the final run of the night. The wide aperture gives the image a model train like appearance.

During IRM's Showcase Weekend the CNS&M 160 was staged at the 50 Ave elevated station. The 160 was built in 1915 by the JG Brill Company, it is operational.