Running south on a long stretch of tangent track that parallels I-75 in many spots...
Metra pushes into CUS as Amtrak is pulling out, passing construction work under the old "airline".
"Older" meets "newer" on 54th St. at the station.
Power on the Sheboygan coal empties gets shifted around at Waukegan.
Four upper quadrant semaphores in the same pic, TODAY on a class 1!!!!!
On her way to Chicago with white flags flying.
The freshly rebuilt number 118 heads over the east siding switch at Grayslake.
Looks as if someone lost their coffee...
Fresh paint on the recent rebuild reflect the late evening sun.
This Hiawatha service train is close to its arrival at CUS.
The venerable cantilevered searchlight signals watch another day fade away at Verona. All most a half hour past sunset, I couldn't buy a train on the transcon for the past hour.
Some clean paint on the end cab switcher hiding out in Belvidere.
The "Silver Pilot" and the "Nebraska Zephyr" complete a switching move during a thunder storm.
The Nebraska Zephyr all polished up during the night shoot at trainfest. One of IRM's finest pieces.
Showcase weekend coming up at the Illinois Railway Museum... These fine units are all resting the night away in yard 5 at IRM..
