A pair of GPs, the leader being a leaser, take the 458 job west through the I-294 expansion project on the east end of Hinsdale.

The Heritage ACU seen 2nd out was Bad Ordered in Bensenville, so CP tacked on another ACU as a pilot. Heres the new 281 as it crawls out of B12 Junction in Franklin Park, IL.

High above the Fox River in Geneva, IL, CSXs Law Enforcement promotional locomotive flies with ethanol empties. Since its unveiling not too long ago, this is only the second time that one of the C... (more)

The Worlds Largest Steam Locomotive, Union Pacific #X-4014 4-8-8-4 Locomotive, coasts through Wheaton, IL on its Midwestern Race.

As seen high above the cement plant that supplies half of this local’s traffic, MRLs Helena Local rumbles down the MT City branch with the newly fixed SD45 and an elderly GP9 for power.

After an unforeseen tragedy, Wisconsin & Southern’s T-004 road train screams up to the Williams elevator outside Waukesha with a trio of “Reds” and a 60m. Not too many WSOR painted motors wi... (more)

With Protests & Riots spread all over the city, Metra operated Sunday schedules on all lines throughout the week. For the MDW, that meant only utilizing 2 sets, and sure enough, 405 was one of sai... (more)

The daily hotshot G1 stack train hauls west through downtown Wheaton, out of the University control point on a freezing cold afternoon. At first I thought something was off with the lead ace, but ... (more)

On a sunny morning in downtown Gary, a South Shore BN coal crawls around town with a trio of CSS power at the helm. Due to the double-track construction project, from here to the power plant, will... (more)

With snow covering the landscape, and the sun setting fast, CNs M337 manifest flies west across the Fox River in South Elgin.

After a couple of years out of service, 42 finally hits the rails again, leading the Southwest Chief on Amtrak’s 49th Anniversary.

With the sun trying to break the thick cloud layers above the city, an orange hue casts itself upon the buildings. With most people heading home from work, a Green Line rush train hurries outbound... (more)

211 trails a rebuilt PHM on an outbound set into LaGrange.

With a severe thunderstorm looming in the background, three IC “Deathstar” SD70s fly north on home rails, seen here passing the old IC steam coaling towers in Gilman.

On the first of May, a former Amtrak F59PHI, new to the UP Metra Lines, rounds the bend in Wheaton, IL with a rush set.