Oops!! This girl was looking for the next inbound Metra train to Chicago, peered to the west, turned around to look back east, and was surprised to see this empty coal train running the "wr... (more)

Wooah! How do you move track panels? With front end tractors. During a grade crossing replacement, one of the tractors rear end up-ended suddenly.

A tresspaser with a bike crosses behind a "rescue" ex Santa Fe Dash 9, seemingly oblivious to the empty coal rushing down main 3. See Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Naperville, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 693
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 23, 2010

The evening westbound Quincy train passes up a special on track 3 to pick up passengers from Hinsdale to CUS. The guy who biked to the bridge is either unaware the special's coming up behind him ... (more)

A passenger waiting to cross the tracks is silhouetted by the headlight of an inbound express. In less than three weeks, the searchlights were gone and the tri-lights activated.

CN 5855 pays a visit to the Amtrak Chicago Maintenace facility near Lumber St.

A conductor gives the highball in one of the first winter storms of the season.

In celebration of APL's Grand Opening, the UP put together a special train of all APL containers. APL's Chicago Global Gateway is on the left. Union Pacific's Global 4 Joliet Intermodal Facility... (more)

UP 4604 is waaaay back in the distance waiting for this outbound commuter to make it's station stop. This may look normal, but on the ex CNW where left-handed running is the norm, the dispatcher ... (more)

A Pacing shot of train 1249 between West Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills.

Is she looking at me? Is she calling me in? The conductor on the California Zephyr sees if her crew is ready to depart Naperville for Chicago.

Passengers wait for their outbound train to highball so they can cross the tracks. With a number board not lit, the headlight, mars, and ditch lights create an awesome display as a winter stom fal... (more)

string of brand new SD70ACe's being trailed by an ES44AC

A commuter looks away from the tracks as an express is about to zip past him at track speed. I see this guy walking to the station every morning and from the station every night.

A two car outbound train leaves CUS in heavy fog. The fog was supposed to lift after morning. I'm glad it didn't! For my shot from earlier in the morning, see Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 08, 2010