UP 4014 goes over I-294 at Thornton, IL. This bridge really puts into perspective just how large the Big Boy is compared to everything else. Additionally, the bridge still wears C&EI lettering ... (more)

CP 2205 sits in CPKC's Bensenville Yard as the sun sets behind it.

IHB BA11 rolls into CPKC's Bensenville Yard with NS 8114 leading, while a ballast train shoves out for headroom with two KCS SD70MACs. Since the CPKC merger, these MACs have seen new use as power ... (more)

IHB BP2 stops to flip a set of switches on the east end of Bensenville Yard before continuing into the yard.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train shoves past the east end of Bensenville Yard, headed towards Tower B17 to pull into the yard in preparation for the evening's show at Bensenville.

In a very unusual turn of events, the Illinois Railway Museum's J. Neils Lumber No. 5 is parked next to freshly rehabbed CP SD40-2F #9023. The 9023 is visiting the IRM for the celebration of EMD's... (more)

H KCKGAL sits tied down by the Cameron Connector under starry skies with BNSF 5869, a 25th Anniversary ES44AC, leading.

A grain train sits on the Cameron Connector as it awaits a green signal to jump from the BN onto the ATSF. Many fireflies make their presence known, as well as lots of light pollution from nearby ... (more)

METX 94 leads an outbound scoot into Franklin Park, as seen from the engineer's seat of METX 98, a F59PH-3. Franklin Park's annual 'Railroad Day' allows rail enthusiasts to go up into the cab of m... (more)

For the first time ever, an ALC-42 led a revenue train into Chicago. Despite multiple delays as well as striking a pickup truck in Washington state, ALC-42 #302 was fit enough to drag the train in... (more)

A late Amtrak 8 makes a short stop at the Glenview Metra/Amtrak station with BNSF 744 in the lead. Many railfans were present at the station for this oddball leader.

CP 8781 sits at the Franklin Park Belmont Metra station, waiting for a CSX crew to take CP 142 east as CSX I166. The 8781 wears a special Hapag-Lloyd livery, celebrating CP's intermodal service to... (more)

CP 8781 makes its first appearance freshly painted in a special Hapag-Lloyd livery to commemorate CP's intermodal service to the Port of St. John. The locomotive is preparing to lead CP 142 (CSX I... (more)

After taking a shot of METX 90 at Camp Ground Road in Des Plaines last fall, I decided to return to the spot upon hearing of it running in nice afternoon light on the Union Pacific Northwest line.... (more)

KCS 4110 leads CP 281 past Morton Grove, over the North Branch of the Chicago River. This shot had always been on my bucket list, but I was never able to make it work up to this point.