UP coal drag snakes through Lombard.

I would have never expected to catch a Cascades unit leading the Illinois Zephyr.

I would love to have an apartment in that building... especially in the afternoon.

An express train is quickly catching up to a train slowing for a stop at the Lisle commuter station. The signal on the right track is green which is for an Amtrak train that will blast past liter... (more)

With good luck on my side, and a hole in the clouds... I was able to bag some of this class as they rolled towards Chicago. After the metra station, the crew throttled up and it was a quick trip ... (more)

Twenty-four hours before this photo... there wasn't a snow flake on the ground and my nephew and I enjoyed a afternoon at the park in t-shirts. We would receive nearly three feet of snow from the... (more)

Bought in 2007 with 18 miles on it... Impala: Railfan Edition. I've managed to put thousands of miles on it chasing trains across Minnesota, Manitoba, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Io... (more)

At the height of the storm, the tracks were actually under water as severe thunderstorms continue to march through Cass County.

About the closest you can get to mountains in Minnesota.

A location that is quite hard to get to... but worth the walk. I've been wanting to try a shot like this for quite a while, and will be attempting again.

Coal train.

As summer comes to an end... the leaves just start with a hint of fall color as this coal train hits the grade crossing as a truck slows for the wait. Judging by the skid marks on the road, a few... (more)

With a endless sea in the background, ok... lake in the background... the F quartet pauses in the afternoon sun before clouds moved in.

Backing in to spot some empty cars for loading, the A-B-B-B set looks mighty sharp from down below.

Passing the siding at Rosby - some of the oldest track in the area, cast in 1888 sits along the mainline. The track is still used to store cars between use.