IAIS's "new" Chinese 2-10-2's lead Milwaukee 261 on an excursion. Here it is seen pulling from Rock Island into the town of Silvis before taking on passengers.

Fresh in from North Platte, heres a colorful set of power with some SD70s I don't mind shooting. They're awaiting fueling and prep for an outbound trip tomorrow, Sep. 7.

One of BNSF's newest GEVo's leads a smorgasbord of other BNSF power as they head towards Galesburg, IL, and jump into one of the few sun spots in a couple miles.

A trio of SD40-2s, two in IC black and one in CN colors, have stopped for the conductor to line switches into Hawthorne Yard.

An express Metra quickly overtakes a BNSF Z-train departing Clyde Yard for the Pacific Northwest.

A patched Santa Fe C44-9W leads a CSX C40-8W west with a lengthy stack train. They've just cleared Cicero Yard and are pulling very hard to get up to speed.

Sitting on tracks 14 and 15 of Western Avenue, these sisters of the Dash-9 family are awaiting the sunset and arrival of crews to head west.

Its near sunset in the Windy City, and this BNSF Heritage 1 C44-9W sits with an NS sister while both await a crew. Visible radiator heat distorts the downtown landscape on this cool evening.

On a beautiful morning in far west Chicagoland, UP's Katy and MoPac ACe's are caught here passing through a picturesque setting including a rural soybean field and the well-known Elburn Co-Op.

A patched ATSF B40-8W sits in the fuel racks in Cicero. After a quick check over, the units will be released and ready to head back west with yet another load of tonnage.

F40C 614, one of two on Metra's roster, is seen while load testing and being prepped for tomorrow's run.

One of few remaining unpatched GCFX SD40-3's has been paired with WC 6005, an SD40-2, to bring tonight's Fond du Lac-Proviso manifest south. Here, it is waiting to get onto the IHB at Jct B-12.

A trio of Bluebonnets, 2 GP38-2's and a B23-7, await a crew before departing for points west. They would sit here until the next morning.

WSOR's daily Janesville to Chicago manifest is held up briefly at 31st St. while opposing traffic clears up.

Metra has brought F40C 614, one of two left on the roster, out for the night and some running. It will be used the 27th to re-create an accident several years ago in which a couple bums were stru... (more)