The morning, eastbound Illinois Zephyr is lead by Cabbage 90219. It is just leaving the Form B restriction and is passing the Railvac.

Metra 187 throttles up out of Main Street and heads for Fairview Avenue.

a BN GP38 heads east to switch the Pepperidge Farm plant

Metra 197 sits at Main Street getting ready to depart.

As Metra 189 and 191 wait for the low green with a flip back, 405 flies by on the center track with an express to Naperville.

BNSF 5127 and a CP Snoot SD40-2 hurry a westbound stacker through Downers Grove before the big rush.

Metra's meet at Main Street. As 193 heads back to Chicago with an inbound, 201 pulls in with an outbound.

Now here's a rail machine that really "sucks." The LORAM Railvac vaccuums up ballast before the MoW replaces the old ties. You can see that there is an R/C operator controlling the hose.

Brand new 8500-series cab car leads a morning eastbound to Chicago. These cars look really nice, but sadly they are replacing the old CB&Q and BN cab cars. The charcoal in the ballast is from last... (more)

Minolta XE-7, 50mm, Kodachrome 64

A pair of ES44DCs - 7725 and 7700 - lead a short intermodal west in the early afternoon.

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)

After a "grade crossing incident" in Brookfield (which was most likely a suicide), Metra trains were delayed and passengers on one train had to deboard here at Main Street and wait for another tra... (more)

A late evening eastbound Metra slows for the Downers Grove stop. Notice the Mars light and ditch lights pulsating.

AMTK 29 being shoved by 90218 pushing hard on the rear...I wish... : (