One train, two tracks... Maggio towing of Rockford sets up with a big hook to rerail a few cars.

The ex-BN executive fleet have made it through another winter.

This museum is an awesome find for anyone into signals. There are at least 25 different signals there.

"Stuffed and Mounted" indoors at Green Bay.

Taken from the cab of my fire truck while deployed from Illinois to help Katrina victims, Crews putting finishing touches on repairs to the 5.8 mi bridge.

A current view at Silvis, the yard expansion and shop construction is hurting the view. A roster shot of the now mono-tone tunnel motor would be a nice addition.

It runs again!! The Santa Fe 92 has returned to the Illinois Railway Museum after receiving major work at National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL. The 92 is shown here while performing some tes... (more)

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

Number 6 reflects the last light of the day as it nears Chicago.

Would love to hear it run...

Ready for a 2030 departure... Recently repainted display unit was fired up for the first time in 30 years! Not ready for excursions yet, a lot more work to be done, including getting from tractio... (more)

Not the normal view out the engineer's side... The night shoot is well under way in the south yard. This night the E-units were featured together.

Another fantastic IRM production.

Not normally seen outside, this 1923 built Baldwin sits on the steam leads while her normal indoor storage building was used for the filming a movie.

With the BNSF SD75Ms being reactivated, the end of the line at Silvis has changed. The 534 started life in 1952 as Milw 2209, a SD7. It was rebuilt to the SD10 in 1975. Retired by CP in 2001 and... (more)