DUH! To be honest, the telephoto makes it seem much closer than it really was.
A northbound freight passes by the slumbering steamer.
Hard to find a dirty unit around here.
Either end of this train was nice to shoot... the steam train heads toward Grand Ave. for a meet with the Harbor Belt.
Unique double headed dwarf combination protects at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Plenty of power on hand.
Passing the private drive to the hunt club, 90224 shows her new paint.
A view from the Sear's tower, Roosevelt Rd. passes over the yard. Metra's BNSF coach yard is to the right.
Santa Fe... OK, BNSF, SD40-2 with ex-QNS&L lessor.
Sleek, shiny and just plain beautiful. IRM's Nebraska Zephyr poses for pictures in Rock Island.
Note the employee comment on the trailing unit...
Street running in the lake effect snow. The normally two way street becomes a three way as NS rolls north through Warsaw.
A rare pair of matched SOO SD60s sits tied down in the westward siding at Wads. The extra red on the nose is due to the set of dwarf control signals shining on it.
I would like to she her repainted.
After a lengthy delay, caused by the NS, the 101 smokes it up as it pulls Santa north past the old depot in downtown Gibson City.