Former BN SD70MAC 9650 leads a coal train East through downtown Chicago.

Former BN SD70MAC 9650 leads a coal train East through Riverside.

KCS 5018 a Tier 4 locomotive built down in Fort Worth Texas shoves a stack train to the CPKC intermodal ramp in Schiller Park.

Metra 501 , Westbound at CP Morgan in downtown Chicago Illinois. This leader is one of the new SD70MACH units that METRA purchased recently.

UP light power rolls back toward the Harbor as they past Tower B12 in Franklin Park.

KCSM 4502 and CP 8201 waits for the next assignment at the CPKC Bensenville Yard on a nice sunny afternoon.

CSX GP38-2 2047 switches out a industry in Rivderdale.

Rambling along north of town right along the Mississippi is the local on double track. Had a great place up high across from the state park and enjoyed vacation immensely.

When I was ten, in the "Roanoke Times" newspaper, I saw a shot of N&W steamers lined up in rows with sparks of acetylene cutters coming up somewhere. Here, in a contaminated field by a ... (more)

Metra 512 , Westbound at the Union Pacific Western Ave. tower in Chicago Illinois. This leader is one of the new SD70MACH units that METRA purchased recently.

CN L536 w/ IC 1003 Illinois Central leading a three unit train in downtown Chicago. This is a daily local train,from Homewood Illinois to Kirk Yard in Gary Indiana.

Westbound manifest awaits being passed by a higher priority Z train at Edelstein.

Metra SD70MACH 505 pushes a inbound train at CP Morgan in Chicago.

Metra 98 leads a outbound train out of downtown Chicago.

Southbound manifest comes off one of Cal-Sag Channel steel bridges while crossing famous Blue Island Diamond.