Another day, another rush. Passengers walk away from the train that just carried them from Chicago in less time than it would take just to get on the Eisenhower.

A visitor runs on the racetrack! WB domestic stack train on the UP stems from concessions in the BNSF merger.

The snow is blowing off the train AND locomotives of a domestic stack train headed west from Global 1.

The first of two eastbound coal trains heads east between Earlville and Somanuk. The corn is ready to harvest soon!

My 300th RP photo is a westbound empty coal train splitting the new signals turned on just the day before. The signals didn't go on until the train hit the next block west. An earlier eastbound ... (more)

A Superliner set of equipment comes off the BNSF wye on it's way to the wash rack

New signals are waiting to be turned on as a Pacer, CSX, and EMP domestic stack train rounds one of the many curves in Wheaton/Glen Ellyn.

Third of five trains in about an hour-and-a-half and the second WB train. This one had a lot of repo's to the WC to go back to Asia for reloading.

Something old, something new... an outbound commuter train lights up the new WBCS and old WBCS at West Naperville.

WB express overtakes local making station stop at Highlands. This is a weekday rush-hour only stop.

Imported, head hardened rail.

WB stack with EMPU/CSX/Hub containers meets an EB Pacer stack in perfect glint! This was the second day in a row Glen Ellyn had signal troubles requiring ALL trains to slow down for the crossings.... (more)

An inbound and outbound Metra pass each other under dark skies moving off to the east.

An outbound "z" train makes its way through Downers Grove on a late fall afternoon.

After waiting for several commuter trains and the WB morning Amtrak, an EB "z" train continues east to Chicago. The first support for the new WBCS West Naperville and the signal bridge can be see... (more)