BN 3 has just dropped off its passengers and will soon head west to tie up for the day.

A covered wagon fan's dream. BN 1, CNW 411, MILW 118-C and MILW 37A bask in the morning sunlight.

Since last year, the CNW twins have been in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum and spend their days around the museum grounds. Here, they slumber away on a mainly clear night.

In charge of a transfer from their Madison Yard, TRRA 309 and 3009 find the late evening sunlight as they slowly roll through Brooklyn, IL.

Finally, a sunny winter's day with the Sanitary District of Chicago SW1's. When the MP15DC (#4) started doing all the work in 2016, the SW1's slumbered away in the shops. Many wondered when they w... (more)

Reflections of the past. Just before 2:00 AM, Y HOD303 waits patiently for the signal at Harbor. Led by an SD60M in Burlington Northern colors, the train will head for BRC Clearing Yard once out o... (more)

Green River. A Chicago Transit Authority electric train navigates downtown as it crosses the Chicago River, which is dyed green for Saint Patrick's Day.

The perfect little Santa Fe train along the Des Plaines River in Joliet. ATSF 999784, six covered hoppers from Greif Inc in Lockport and GP50 3167 approach the yard as the Y JOL101. From this angl... (more)

M347 rolls north across the DuPage River in Plainfield. Leading the way is CN ET44AC 3023, the EJ&E heritage unit. 347 originates at Kirk Yard in Gary, IN and runs to Prince George, BC.

A blue "Icon" unit takes it easy, as a GP38-2 and a GP9R pass by with a yard job.

After picking up an empty coke train at the nearby Gary Works, EJ&E 669 and CN 5369 head into Kirk Yard. In the process, they pass by the classic roundhouse.

Vintage switchers work the Gateway Yard on a sunny afternoon. I didn't even know there were any Southern Pacific switchers remaining. *Note: Taken with permission.

UP GP40-2 1430 and CNW bay-window caboose 11119 wait for the next call to duty at the North Avenue Yard in Chicago. The CNW caboose, which is used for shoving moves, is right at home on former Nor... (more)

On a sunny afternoon, southbound train Q198 rolls through Ackerville, WI. Bringing up the rear as the DPU is CN ET44AC #3115, the British Columbia Railway heritage unit. Q198 runs from Fairview Ya... (more)

The Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard is one of the biggest yards around. With constant action, the yard is 5.5 miles in length and houses over 250 miles worth of trackage. It's also one of ... (more)