Back when the "Dinky Parade" was powered by classics...
The traditional Brookfield water tower shot.
Metra 196 highballs towards its next stop at La Grange Road, passing Congress Park.
The famed Brookfield water tower and the Sears Tower both stand tall, as Metra 187 races down the Race Track.
My morning commute from Brookfield into Chicago Union station. So very cold in early February.
After clearance issues were brought up, an extra light engine move was needed to move the Daylight to Michigan City, IN via the IHB at Congress Park. A true treat so see SP 4449 at night operating... (more)
Metra F40PHM 185 pushes its inbound into Brookfield.
A new C4 and two new 7200-series ES44DCs highball a Z train westward. The Brookfield dolphins can breathe easier with the Evolution series' reduced emissions.
One of many BN commuter trains makes a stop at Brookfield before continuing east to Union Station in Chicago
Chicago - Tacoma meets St. Paul - Chicago with a pair of warbonnets just west of the Hollywood Zoo Stop.
The inbound Illinois Zephyr makes its morning run through Brookfield, shortly after departing from La Grange Road. Amtrak Cascades NPCU 90230 is in charge.
CSXT 8717 and CSXT 8136 lead a westbound empty coal train through Brookfield.
Amtrak Cascades NPCU 90230 leads the eastbound Illinois Zephyr through Brookfield.
Amtrak P42 87 leads the westbound California Zephyr through Congress Park with Brookfield's dolphin water tower standing overhead.
A CSX C40-8 leads the way west through Brookfield on the BNSF Chicago Sub.
