A pair of UP SD40Ns lead a late MPRPR south through Des Plaines.

UP SD40N 1914 leads a late running MPRPR east through Mt. Prospect.

UP SD40N 2007 leads MPRPR west past the depot in Barrington.

UP 1755 leads MPRPR through Mount Prospect.

UP SD40N 2007 leads MPRPR west through Palatine.

The tri-weekly manifest to Janesville is seen under the cover of darkness knocking down a pair of search lights on the Harvard Sub.

A pair of UP GP40-2s lead a monster MPRPR west through Arlington Park.

UP SD40N 1972 leads MPRPR, combined with a grain train, east through Arlington Heights.

UP SD40N 1972 leads a monster freight, which was a grain train and MPRPR combined, south through Des Plaines on the New Line.

Here is a shot of MPRPR at Mt Prospect using a mix of existing light and two flashes. Its tough to get a proper exposure without blowing out part of the photo, but not impossible. The image is not... (more)

Union Pacific's Proviso to Janesville turn is heading back east to Proviso in the wee hours of the morning. An extremely rare unit for this line leads the train which only seemed to happen a few t... (more)