Unfamiliar territory! With the diamonds at CP Canal along the usual route being replaced, Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains were detoured down Metra's Rock Island District. The outbo... (more)
The outbound Texas Eagle, detoured onto the Rock Island line due to track work, passes by IIT's Main Building at 33rd street. Other oddities for this train include the F40 Cabbage unit.
Amtrak 822 leads the southbound Texas Eagle, with Amtrak 90221 in tow, on its way to Fort Worth, Texas. Amtrak 822 was sent down for national train day celebrations, and the NPCU was headed to For... (more)