An eastern empty coal train departs Grand Rapids with a single AC44CW.
The excursion finally arrives in Durand and prepares to stop at the historic depot as the crowds cheer after waiting all day for this moment.
SP 4449 sits in Michigan City, Indiana awaiting it's train from Chicago shortly after sunrise. It was orginally scheduled to run from Chicago but a clearance issue on the NS Chicago Line forced th... (more)
After pushing all of the way from Joliet, Metra 410 waits for it's turn to lead under the watchful eye of the Sears (Willis) Tower.
A Orange Line train to Midway pauses at Roosevelt to pick up passengers for Midway and points across the world.
Train number 512 stops to pick up passengers for the Windy City on a beautiful May evening.
A inbound Brown Line train to the Loop crosses the Chicago River after stopping at Merchandise Mart. This was taken from the 27th floor of my hotel.
The Cardinal departs under the beautiful Chicago Skyline, due for Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Charleston, Washington D.C., and New York City.
A outbound BNSF line train to Aurora leaves Chicago Union Station on National Train Day 2009.
Amtrak 370 backs across the Grand River on it's way to the Grand Rapids Eastern, under a 99.7% waxing gibbious moon.
D802 is on it's way back to CSX Wyoming Yard after pushing N956 out of Grand Rapids.
19A flies past CP 358 and the diamond with the Huntington District on its journey to BRC Clearing Yard in Chicago.
Train 338, the inbound Hiawatha from Milwaukee arrives Chicago Union Station. It was so cool to see a Cascades unit leading a Midwest Corridor train.
A inbound train from Aurora arrives Chicago Union Station, as another train passes through the wash rack on its way to the yard.
The Empire Builder arrives Chicago Union Station only 40 minutes late, which is not bad considering it is completing a 2,200 mile journey from Seattle.