In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. After we spent some time near the roundhouse shooting the CB&Q O5a 4-8-4s, we heard... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. After we spent some time near the roundhouse shooting the CB&Q O5a 4-8-4s, we heard... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. After we spent some time near the roundhouse shooting the CB&Q O5a 4-8-4s, we heard... (more)

Another Canadian Northern Railway 4-6-0 from my archive. This is obviously an older slide-valve machine than No 171 posted earlier and probably never made it to the amalgamation with the Canadian ... (more)

Another of Grand Trunk's Pacific K-4-a class engines shows up with a train. Sisters 5629 and 5631 had already been photographed that day.

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. On this beautiful sunny day we were rewarded with CB&Q 5617 basking in the sun near... (more)

Canadian Northern Railway 4-6-0 No 171 is seen before the amalgamation with the Canadian Government Railway in 1919 when it became No 1231. It was built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in 1907 ... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. After we spent some time near the roundhouse shooting the CB&Q O5a 4-8-4s, we heard... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. On this beautiful sunny day we were rewarded with CB&Q 5617 basking in the sun near... (more)

In the waning days of steam, we made several trips to Burlington's Clyde Yard in Cicero to find steam survivors. On this beautiful sunny day we were rewarded with CB&Q 5617 basking in the sun near... (more)

On a cold December day, Chicago Burlington & Quincy 5615 heads a freight west at Congress Park, Illinois. I managed to get this shot as she slowed to work the Indiana Harbor Belt interchange.

On its last day in service SP 9 heads south to Keeler from Owenyo on the Southern Pacific's narrow gauge Owens Valley line. SP 9 was handling the chores while SP 1, a GE 70-tonner was at Bakersfi... (more)

An old warhorse, Milwaukee Road L-3a 2-8-2 302 heads a transfer from Bensenville southbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt going under the ICRR at the interchange just west of Broadview.

Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)

The face of two Texas-types, PRR and Santa Fe. One burned coal, the other burned oil and pulled coal. The Santa Fe engine is believed to be #5018 and was being shoved up to the water plug before... (more)