An inbound departs after boarding passengers at National Street Station in Elgin, while an investigation is going on with the outbound on the left. Apparently they struck a pedestrian here... howe... (more)

Frisco 1630 holds for traffic on the mainline before departing. Trains were running all night long as part of the 70th anniversary for the museum.

A Metra outbound blasts towards Harvard on the UP Northwest Line, which will be the furthest west the train will go before heading back to Chicago.

The Nebraska Zephyr heads under the poles and wires along the IRM mainline in rural Illinois.

1630 pushes the coach train west back to the museum.

Early in the daylight hours, Frisco decapod #1630 heads east with the demonstration freight, as rain pours down.

The 1630 gets loaded up with coal at this scene well after midnight. Though this engine would be done running for a few hours; the Nebraska Zephyr, coach train, and street cars would continue runn... (more)

The "Silver Pilot" departs Union with an exclusive dinner train for the showcase weekend, as part of an all night event.

RCPE's Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west on an extremely hot and muggy summer afternoon.

A TCW train bound for St. Paul Yard heads east out of the 1885 built train tunnel at Westminster.

RCPE's Mankato to Aurora turn heads west out of Cobden.

A manifest heads east on the Wayzata Sub just before the area was hit by strong thunderstorms.

In the outskirts of the twin cities, loads of commuters are seen heading towards the twin cities on US Highway 12 during morning rush hour as LAUNTW heads east on the Wayzata Sub. I planned on cat... (more)

RCPE's Mankato to Aurora manifest heads west into Judson with a 4 pack of SD40-2s. The train left Mankato later than usual due to UP's MSSDM manifest having engine trouble leaving town.

The Northtown to Lincoln manifest crawls to a stop to wait for clearance into Willmar at the west end of the Wayzata Sub.