Metra 501 , Westbound at CP Morgan in downtown Chicago Illinois. This leader is one of the new SD70MACH units that METRA purchased recently.

Metra 512 , Westbound at the Union Pacific Western Ave. tower in Chicago Illinois. This leader is one of the new SD70MACH units that METRA purchased recently.

CN L536 w/ IC 1003 Illinois Central leading a three unit train in downtown Chicago. This is a daily local train,from Homewood Illinois to Kirk Yard in Gary Indiana.

Metra SD70MACH 505 pushes a inbound train at CP Morgan in Chicago.

Metra 98 leads a outbound train out of downtown Chicago.

Metra 405, the Milwaukee Road heritage unit leads a outbound train out of the city.

Amtrak 504 departs put of Chicago with a Westbound Hiawatha.

Green River. A Chicago Transit Authority electric train navigates downtown as it crosses the Chicago River, which is dyed green for Saint Patrick's Day.

METX 401 - Oliver "Ollie" Tibbles heads up a double header outbound train approaching the Galewood Metra Station on a nice sunny evening.

NS's Illinois Terminal and Wabash heritage units lead 37M West through Forest Hill.

IC 1025 and 1028 head south out of downtown Chicago as they lead the way of Kirk Yard bound L536. Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, stands in the background. The NFL may be in the offseaso... (more)

After traversing the Mendota & Chicago subs during the day, NS takes control of coal loads for Detroit. Seen here snaking through downtown Chicago under the cover of darkness, with a BN 70mac up f... (more)

An almost matched Amtrak Midwest train heads out of the windy city with an Amfleet and Horizon car in the mix among the newer Siemens equipment.

Brand new 331 rests in the yard.

The Capitol Limited departs Chicago with two new Charger locomotives, a baggage car and three Superliners.