BNSF 5687 exits a siding in Eola Yard, eastbound on the racetrack on a crisp fall morning.
A great morning to catch EMD power working her train in the EJ&E Yard. An ex IC SD70 rounds out the consist.
With grade crossing horn displayed, Metra 186 shoves hard out of Orland Park with a run back to Union Station.
Hard to believe that a multi-story condominium complex is just a few yards from this busy mainline. Luckily the parking garage provides welcome shelter and a nice angle to shoot trains. Here BNS... (more)
A very cold November morning as BNSF 7842 cruises through Lemont with another Z Train.
Heritage II Dash-9's get a work out on a high priority TOFC train westbound through Lemont.
BNSF 5976, normally assigned to coal drags, heads west on #2 main over the new Belmont Ave overpass with a mixed freight.
Eastbound BNSF coal drag glides through Riverside on a beautiful spring morning.
This BNSF Z train, headed for final destination of Corwith Yard, is racing the storm clouds that are brewing.
Another Z train led by another ES44DC heads west into the setting sun. A bit of a treat to see 6627, an ES44C4 in the second position.
The sun made the morning look a lot warmer that it really was. 29 degrees and a brisk tail wind helps Amtrak blast through Westmont at track speed.
After nearly an hour wait, BNSF 5209 gets the green and proceeds west on a very hot evening in Lemont.
Having just celebrated her 10th Birthday, BNSF 5426 with a built date of August 2000, glides through Riverside on main #3 eastbound on a beautiful morning. A NS Dash-9 rounds out this consist wit... (more)
Riders await the next outbound Metra dinky at the Riverside Station. Nice to see older grain hoppers this morning with BNSF 5368 at the point.
Amtrak Lincoln Service, on time, about to blast through Downtown Lemont at track speed.
