Amtrak 302 is running with a pair of P42's at the rear today, due to a mechanical issue further south. Here, the train is crossing the Kankakee River in Wilmington.
On a crystal clear spring day (finally), #11 rolls over the Chamber's Creek Lift bridge a few minutes behind schedule. The snow covered Olympic mountains provide a dramatic backdrop to the otherw... (more)
Temperature in the air was about -5F, with a wind chill around -25F. Water temperature of the Chicago River South Branch appears to be right around 32F. The Saluki rolls in just a bit late.