A Chicago-bound Wolverine ducks under the massive coaling tower in Michigan City. Just around the corner, this Amtrak will meet the SP 4449.

Various train sets are in the yard at the Carroll Street Shops on a Sunday evening awaiting the next mornings rush hour to bring commuters into Chicago.

A South Shore commuter train rolls through the streets of Michigan City.

The bright early morning sun greeted the 4449 while it rested in Michigan City waiting for the rest of the passenger train to catch up.

SP 4-8-4 4449 passes the coaling tower on her way out of town at Michigan City, Indiana.

A classic Milwaukee Road Hiawatha car brings up the rear of one of the greatest trains to come to Chicago in over 30 years.

SP 4-8-4 4449 passes the coaling tower on her way out of town at Michigan City, Indiana.

SP 4449 leaves Michigan City eastbound passing under the old Michigan Central coaling dock.

SP 4449 sits in Michigan City, Indiana awaiting it's train from Chicago shortly after sunrise. It was orginally scheduled to run from Chicago but a clearance issue on the NS Chicago Line forced th... (more)

4449 leaves Michigan City behind as it rolls under the coaling tower.

"Dad, I think I know what I wanna be when I grow up."

SP 4449 awaits her train in the Amtrak Yard in Michigan City, IN. Due to a restriction, the 4449 was sent ahead to Michigan City on the 18th, after dropping her train at Chicago Union Station.

Waiting for its train just North of the Michigan City, IN swing bridge with the NIPSCO power plant in the background a brief window of bright morning light bathes the 4449. Amtrak police put in a... (more)

Train number 512 stops to pick up passengers for the Windy City on a beautiful May evening.