The Illinois Terminal heritage unit heads by the Metra depot at Riverside.
The afternoon passing of the California Zephyr through the Chicago suburbs always held a special allure for me while I was growing up. Here she blasts through Riverside, Illinois on CB&Q's famed "... (more)
The Illinois Zephyr creeps through Riverside with a Dash 8 leading today.
Running over 30min late out of downtown Chicago, another empty suburban train prepares to make its stop at Riverside.
After the storm, Metra 105 shoves another empty train into Chicago.
As the blizzard comes to an end and the sun starts to peak, a westbound suburban plows its way through main 1 on the Race Track. Who would have through this is a three track main line that should ... (more)
Chicago's Blizzard of 2011 crippled rail traffic, and pretty much the entire city for one day. Metra ended up operating on a Sunday schedule as an eastbound suburban is seen here at Delaplaine Ave... (more)
Riders await the next outbound Metra dinky at the Riverside Station. Nice to see older grain hoppers this morning with BNSF 5368 at the point.
Having just celebrated her 10th Birthday, BNSF 5426 with a built date of August 2000, glides through Riverside on main #3 eastbound on a beautiful morning. A NS Dash-9 rounds out this consist wit... (more)
An eastbound coal train and eastbound suburban race down the "Race Track" towards Chicago.
An eastbound coal drag triggers the gates at Delaplaine Rd on a warm and clear summer night.
Eastbound BNSF coal drag glides through Riverside on a beautiful spring morning.
BN green 6523 leads NP painted 6402 eastbound over the river bridge at Riverside.
BNSF 4903, along with the help of two sister Dash 9's and an ES44DC, pours it on, as the train clears Clyde Yard.