This marks the 21st year of the Chicago Transit Authority's Holiday Train. Here the train sits at Midway shortly before going to the yard to be tied up for the night.

A rare IHB SW1200 (one of two left on the IHB roster) rolls eastbound through Hammond toward the IHB Gibson Yard with ballast cars in tow. I'm sure the days are numbered for this little guy...

An NS bottle train departs the yard just east of Plant 1 enroute the ArcelorMittal mill in Riverdale Illinois.

The 2008 Homewood Railroad Heritage Day display equipment sits across from the station soaking in all the sunshine.

Eastbound train to Dallas rolls over the Trinity River in east Fort Worth.

A rare MRL SD19-1 works the north end of the UP DIT Yard along side an equally rare SD10 that used to be in Indiana Railroad paint.

Highlinners sits at the Van Buren Station waiting for the next run.

An interesting lashup of units working the DIT Yard. The Indiana Railroad unit has been recently repainted.

A slug set works the east end of Blue Island Yard.

Two retired WC SD45's sits motionless in the deadline while they wait for their appointment with the cutting torch.

Close up of the cab.

After finally getting clearance to cross the NS, IHB 4017 is now passing the pitiful looking Hohman Tower on it's way to Gibson Yard and points east. The tower has since been torn down.

All is quite at the CRL Irondale Shops on this cold winter day.

New CTA 5000 series cars is now approaching California on its way to the end of the line at 54th/Cermak during the testing phase on the CTA Pink Line.

An outbound Amtrak corridor train to Carbondale Il with AMTK 517 on the rear passes a pair of EJ&E units tied down for a short rest before continuing the days work.