KCT's special shuttle train, consisting of 3 RDCs(!) bracketed by KCT's two yellow GP35s, carries invited guests from Union Station down to the American Royal Barbeque in the Bottoms. The train ra... (more)

The cab of CF&E 3886, which still needs a chair and is strewn with all sorts of stuff.

The Hinckley Subdivision has quite a few bridges - this one is the most impressive of them all. Too bad the weather was so dreary.

The WSOR passenger special sits on Track 3 of the north concourse at 6:30AM, while its passengers board.

May 26th, 1934 - A shiny little train revolutionized rail transportation and set a 1,015-mile nonstop record from Denver to Chicago in 13 hours 5 minutes at an average speed of 77MPH. 75 years la... (more)

Eleven SD40-2s are dead-in-tow on this light engine move from Minneapolis (Northtown) to the Belt Railway of Chicago. 60 BNSF SD40-2s have been sent from North Dakota, Minneapolis, and Topeka to t... (more)

The UP Business train rounds the bend out of town at 10MPH and under the Illinois Prairie Path, where some folks have stopped to see the train. There were at least 5 other fans out here right at t... (more)

Another 3-way meet brought to you by Metra, courtesy of a trespasser in LaGrange who got himself killed. The train on the right was an eastbound with passengers aboard, but was stuck at this signa... (more)

UP 2001, 3300, and 1995 accelerate out of the holding point in Wheaton. The bridge was once a railroad bridge but now carries a bike path.

From atop the DuPage County Courthouse and Fairgrounds parking garage, we shoot the UP 2001, 3300, and 1995 for the first time. We almost got skunked by the westbound train, which was going very s... (more)

A UP autorack descends the hill and crosses over onto the viaduct towards 18th Street Yard. Union Station can be seen in the background.

The WSOR special sits under the shed of the North Concourse with the newly-formed A-B-A set of E9s. A crewmember waits for the signal to depart Union Station.

It's Conrail Time An empty taconite train heads west towards Minnesota off the NS at Chicago with a sight for sore eyes. It's hard to get anything besides a Pumpkin GEVO or Dash 9 leading t... (more)

A New Logoed ES44AC, the second on the new order of ACs, pulls a loaded coal train through town, with BNSF 5752 pushing on the rear. These new ES44ACs have standard control stands in them, along w... (more)

Figures: The Alco is smoking more than the steamer!! I took this shot out the window as we rounded this curve a few minutes south of the Grand Canyon depot.