This scene is long gone, with a massive sky scraper built over this portion of the exit from the north platforms of Chicago Union Station. But 17 years ago, if one showed up in the longer days of ... (more)

With just about every inch of space at ground level taken, I decided to scramble to the top of Copper Creek for a shot I've always wanted. Crawling in at 2mph, the 80th CSX Santa Train gleams in t... (more)

Although the timetable calls this train the "Northwest Talgo," conventional Superliner equipment is being used tonight.

The peaceful scene of Leesylvania State Park's quiet woods and waters was briefly disturbed as the Office Car Special crossed the Powell's Creek Trestle on its early morning run on the RF&P out of... (more)

VIA 24 from Ottawa has wrapped VIA 6437 and a Renaissance consist as it crosses the Lachine Canal.

VIA 22 has three LRC cars and one stainless steel car as it passes Cedar Park Station.

VIA 6451 heads west out of Toronto Union Station into the late day sun.

Only on the longest days does VIA 38 from Toronto get some last daylight when coming in to Montreal, here crossing the Lachine Canal over the former lift bridge and past CN's Wellington Tower.

Fog rolled in along with the CSX OCS headed down to Fort Meade, part of an all-day inspection of the Bone Valley from one end to the other.

Metra 134 shoves a train towards Chicago as it pulls out of Lake Forest. The unit has a fresh paint job due to being rebuilt recently. The conductor told us that he thought that this was the uni... (more)

Venerable F40PHs continue to soldier on for Chicago's Metra commuter operation, with some still wearing this older scheme. Here, METX 112 leads an afternoon outbound away from Union Station among... (more)

VIA 6421 has picked up coach VIA 8144 at CAD and is returning to the Montreal Maintenance Centre. Budd built this coach for the New York Central in 1946.

Wrapped VIA 6402 leads VIA 33 past completed and not yet completed condos.

A lonely survivor prepares for a comeback. The F40 was the perfect passenger train workhorse, and for years these were a staple on the local jaunts as well as heading up notable long haul journe... (more)

Apparently VIA 6445 was working out west for awhile, as I hadn't shot it since 2018 and was not aware that it was wrapped. Here it leads VIA 69 by Turcot Ouest.