Improbably, during Downers Grove's Heritage Festival (the local annual four-day carnival, which draws lots of small children), BNSF has removed the chain-link fence between #1 and #2 track. In a b... (more)

METX 401 named after Oliver Tibbles, glides under the CN/IC Freeport Sub.

A swarm of railfans? Nope, just all the news crews videoing Mrs. Tibbles as she touches the newly-applied name of her deceased, train-loving son on this side of the MP36. http://www.dailykos.com/s... (more)