Star trails at Control Point Seeger in Des Plaines, IL. Despite the light pollution, stars still shine through.

CSXT 3194 breaks the nighttime silence as it hauls CSX's Ottawa-Barr local through Marseilles, Illinois past the classic Rock Island depot.

NKP 765 shoves the Joliet Rocket over Hictory Creek.

NS 6336 awaits further assignment in Bensenville Yard.

METX 414 leads an outbound through Rondout.

CN 2119 leads an ore train on the Missabe Sub in Keenan.

UP 6804 takes a coal load through Rochelle.

CB&Q 9911A holds at the IRM.

NS 9511 traverses Sandusky Bay during golden hour.

WSOR T-001 crawls through Morton Grove with a trio of SD40-2's.

IDTX 4601 leads a Hiawatha train through Northbrook.

CN 4915 leads L510 through Rondout.

On a pleasant Saturday evening, a set of 2600-series cars, operating the Ravenswood line, pulls into Washington/Wells station on the CTA’s Loop Elevated.

Amtrak NPCU #90221, née F40PH #221, leads a Hiawatha Service train past the depot at Lake Forest, Illinois. Being one of Amtrak's Veteran's units, the 90221 is instantly recognizable and is a sta... (more)

NS 3066 leads 34E through Chesterton on the night of July 7th.