A Conrail SW900 assists an Amtrak train through 21st Street Interlocking. Tom Golden photo.

A trio of Conrail 4-axles cross the South Branch of the Chicago River at 21st Street Interlocking. Tom Golden photo.

Metra F40 154 pounds the diamond at A-2 and shoves a long train towards downtown during an afternoon rush in Chicago, Illinois. This train is on the UP Geneva Sub and will turn at the Ogilvie Tran... (more)

CTA 6711-6712 are seen heading into the State Street Subway after making a run from the Skokie Shops to Midway.

A duo of IC SD70’s and a CN Gevo lead L536 past the GM&O cantilever near Corwith on the Joliet Sub.

A pair of freshly painted former Rock Island GP18s leads a sister unit on a Chicago Rail Link drag passing through Pullman Junction. Tom Golden photo.

Metra 89 leads a outbound train past Tower A-2, meeting a light F40.

After making a pickup and a setout at the Port of Chicago (Iroquois Landing), the "Short Line" makes the short trip back to its yard just a few blocks away. SW1500 #31 leads two bay wind... (more)

On July 31, 1983, Norfolk Southern operated a round trip steam special between Chicago and Fort Wayne, IN with N&W 611. The train is seen being moved through Chicago's Pullman Junction by a GP38A... (more)

Former Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner F59PHI sits in the Metra Ogilvie Transportation Center. Taken from the CTA Clinton stop. Metra purchased 21 Amtrak F59PHI's in 2018, most of which ar... (more)

A CTA Green Line train passes over the Chicago River above Lake Street. The Green Line uses some of the oldest infrastructure in the "L" system, with some of it dating back to 1892.

Metra's Milwaukee Road heritage unit shoves an inbound under CP Morgan on approach to Union Station.

We usually call the outside the engine, but this is the engine. This GE 7FDL16 V16 prime mover is what makes the Amtrak P42 go! This unit sits in the Amtrak Chicago maintenance facility to ... (more)

Metra F40 154 shoves it's train towards downtown Chicago for its first run of the afternoon, passing through the Tower A2 control point after leaving the coach yard.