A Z-train hot out of Cicero races westward on the triple track Chicago Subdivision between Riverside and Congress Park.

BNSF 5410 East rolls over a bridge in Streator bearing the markings of one of the railroads that combined to form BNSF 10 years ago.

4935 passes over I-294 on its way to Cicero

MYCAS eases down into the American Bottoms crossing Old Alton-Edwardsville Road and the former Illinois Terminal Steam Line which is now a bike trail.

A BLE tunnel motor leads a very nice lashup across the Fox River on the ex-IC Iowa line.

IAIS 721 and 604 shove West down the RI main through the bridges over the Cal Sag Channel.

Eastbound NS 167 rolls across Kaskaskia River bridge enroute to Centralia, Illinois and points east.

Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS-20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

The blue bridge is an out of service railroad bridge, but it is appropriately lettered for the hometown Fighting Illini. A semi-rare IC (CN) unit chugs across the adjacent bridge the day before t... (more)

BNSF Z train hustles across the Elkhorn Creek bridge leaving Milledgeville on it's last lap into Chicago over the x-CB&Q/BN "C&I". The warm sun on this day in late March will help to change this ... (more)

A primed NS unit pulls a long string of roadrailers east over the East Lake Fork Creek, minutes away from Tolono Junction.

A BN SD40 and NS Dash 9 pull over Washington Street in downtown Naperville. The signal bridge at left is one of the few on the line in which the supports widen at the bottom.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island Switcher is hard at work on the Milan Branch as the crew prepares to switch Country Stone in the southwest portion of Rock Island.

On a cold January afternoon, UP 9524 speeds over the DesPlaines River heading west away from Chicago.

A UP unit sits in the siding near the University's generating station under interesting skies and lighting. The photo has not been enhanced in any way.