Wrong railroad? Wrong time period? What is this? The Iowa Pacific E units race back to Chicago with their matching 5 car train, past the former Milwaukee Road Tower at Rondout, IL.

A pair of NS units take CP 485 north through Rondout and under the North Shore bike trail.

Rondout Tower operator hands off orders via hoop in the rain to a Canadian Pacific freight heading south into Chicago.

The power from the 21 train rides the CP/Metra main while wyeing at Rondout.

Pausing briefly to grab some Belt Ry. of Chicago paperwork, an eastbound CP grain train had a special guest as a lead locomotive. NOTE: Taken on Metra/CP Property with permission.

Metra joins the CP C&M Sub in Rondout as it comes off of the CP Fox Lake Sub with another sunday inbound.

The CN influence already in place, BLE hoppers, new whistle posts, a three man crew and those horns...

#336 shoots through Rondout at track speed.

Classic power at a classic location. The Rondout tower operator gives a roll-by inspection to the passing 276.

Sporting its class lights, SOO 6024 leads a trio of SD40-2's through Rondout on 276, running right on the heels of 282.

Old passes new: A Metra Westbound for Fox Lake rattles the old EJ&E Diamonds and passes the still-manned CP Rail Tower at Rondout. NOTE: Taken on Metra/CP Rail Property with permission.

273 blasts through Rondout on the late afternoon light.

Amtrak 90200 highballs north through Rondout, crossing the diamond and passing Rondout Tower. In a few seconds, the train will cross Route 176 (Rockland Road).

Another Metra passenger train thunders across the diamond past Rondout Tower north towards Fox Lake. Panned hand held at 1/10th.