This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific... (more)

Putting on one heck of a show out of Bensenville Yard, CP 2816 prepares to obliterate Tower B17 on its way to Nahant Yard in Davenport, IA.

CP 2816 approaches Tower B17 on the final stretch to Bensenville Yard just outside of Chicago on the CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour. Too bad the KCS is hardly represented on this train other than a f... (more)

Metra MP3 421 leads a outbound train out of Bensenville.

A former Amtrak locomotive leads an outbound train into Bensenville on a beautiful afternoon.

METX 503 leads an outbound train through Bensenville on Feb 29th of leap year 2024.

Metra 104, the Chicago unit, leads a outbound train into Bensenville, passing Tower B17.

Metra 505 shoves a inbound train out of Bensenville, passing Tower B17.

Milwaukee Road EMD SD40-2 No. 186 sits alongside the enginehouse at the railroad’s locomotive facility at Bensenville, Illinois, on February 7, 1987.

KCSM 4570 (AC4400CW) trundles into Bensenville Yard at the B-17 control point leading CPKC 252.

KCS 4819 leads a CPKC manifest down the C&M sub on the west side of Chicago O'Hare Field.

Taco Belle KCSM 4082 brings up the rear of a loaded oil train as it rolls past the west side of Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

A sight not seen these days A A-B-B-A set of Milwaukee road f units sits by the roads large shop Building ready to go on their next train in the Summer of 1976

A pair of KCS Belles depart Bensenville with CPKC 253, passing Tower B17.

At Bensenville, Illinois, on September 13, 1987, Milwaukee Road EMD SD40-2 No. 174 leads a locomotive consist back to their train at the west end of Bensenville Yard. Soo Line has owned the Milwau... (more)