A Canadian Pacific freight passes Rondout Tower, which has been closed for only a couple of weeks.

Earlier this month the tower was closed and the interlocking plant is now remotely operated.

A eastbound Hiawatha rolls into Rondout heading for Chicago.

The departure of the Royal Canadian Pacific a day before scheduled threw many fans off, but some still made it out to see the sharp train blast north back to Canada. A popular location was the end... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder, already several hours late, highballs past Rondout tower.

Iowa Pacific E8's and train show of their pristine colors. The sight an sound was truly to behold.

Wrong railroad? Wrong time period? What is this? The Iowa Pacific E units race back to Chicago with their matching 5 car train, past the former Milwaukee Road Tower at Rondout, IL.

A pair of NS units take CP 485 north through Rondout and under the North Shore bike trail.

Rondout Tower operator hands off orders via hoop in the rain to a Canadian Pacific freight heading south into Chicago.

The fearsome countenance of a METRA MP36PH-3S unit faces the camera as it grooves a crossover at Rondout with a northbound off-peak train. One must develop an acquired taste for the looks of these... (more)

"Roaring Through Rondout" Well...this scene isn't exactly reminiscent of Gil Reid's famous painting of a Class A Atlantic pulling the southbound Hiawatha (this train is northbound), but the locati... (more)

The power from the 21 train rides the CP/Metra main while wyeing at Rondout.

Pausing briefly to grab some Belt Ry. of Chicago paperwork, an eastbound CP grain train had a special guest as a lead locomotive. NOTE: Taken on Metra/CP Property with permission.

Metra joins the CP C&M Sub in Rondout as it comes off of the CP Fox Lake Sub with another sunday inbound.