Leviathan waits patiently as little Flagg Coal 0-4-0T No. 75 pulls off the turntable. Hard to believe that Leviathan is the newer of the two steam locootives, as it makes its public debut at Trai... (more)

Leviathan waits patiently as little Flagg Coal 0-4-0T No. 75 pulls off the turntable. Hard to believe that Leviathan is the newer of the two steam locootives, as it makes its public debut at Trai... (more)

Southern Pacific 4449 returns to Owosso from it's day long excursion to Alma, Michigan. I caught it just outside Elsie.

The smallest Pacific, Little River Railroad #110, probably did the most work of any locomotive at Train Fest, pushing and pulling steam exucrsions all day long every day during the Festival.

There is live steam in Michigan in places other than Owosso: here is Calumet & Hecla Mining #3, "Torch Lake," pulling out of the Greenfield Village station with the cylinder cocks wide open. This... (more)

Union Pacific's CNW Heritage Unit and the last two Dash-9's still in original CNW paint sit on display at the Illinois Railway Museum's "Diesel Day" celebration.

A nicely restored Chicago & North Western F7, and it's restored bi-level coaches pass by a Metra F7 (of CNW heritage) at the annual Illinois Railway Museum's "Diesel Days" celebration.

Museum volunteers put a lot of work into restoring this high hood Burlington SD24, and their efforts have certainly paid off, as the unit shows off it's brand new "Chinese Red" paint at the Illino... (more)

A nicely restore Burlington SW7 shows off it's fancy paint scheme at the Illinois Railway Museum's annul "Diesel Days" celebration.

An Illinois Terminal Railroad GP7 waits its turn to "pass in review" at the annual Illinois Railway Museum "Diesel Days" celebration.

Two nicely preserved North Shore interurbans pass over the Boot Creek trestle at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Commonwealth Edison 15, an ancient EMD SW1, performs some switching duties late in the day at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Three Metra F40's await the Monday morning commute as they sit on sidings near the Cyrstal Lake Metra station.

At the end of the day at the Illinois Railway Museum, Commonwealth Edison #4, a steeple cab electric of 1911 vintage, pulls the North Shore Electroliner back to it's storage barn. Sadly, the Elect... (more)

The Amtrak and Metra-BNSF coach yards just south of the Sears Tower. The Amtrak yard and shops are on the left side, and the Metra-BNSF yard and shops are on the right. This photo shows everythi... (more)