Our "Something is where it shouldn't be" department presents this photo. C&NW SW1200 1214 is swallowed up by swamp land vegetation as she switches cars on C&NW's isolated terminal trackage along t... (more)

Chicago Short Line EMD SW1500 31 and EMD SW1001 29 are close to finishing their run from LTV Steel Corporation's Indiana Harbor Works and 98th Street Yard, which they are entering after running we... (more)

Probably my favorite railroad subject was chasing and photographing Interlake (Acme) Steel's "Thermos Bottle" trains. These unusual trains ran on various routes over the years, between Interlake S... (more)

Collection of James Humbert.

Rare CGW BLW switcher rests between assignments at Chicago Transfer, CGW's main Chicago classification facility. This yard was located on B&OCT's Altenheim Subdivision on Chicago's West Side. Jame... (more)

Westbound "Scoot" led by a handsome Pacific heads west just past Clinton St. Interlocking near downtown Chicago. Shortly after this photo was taken, steam vanished from North Western commuter serv... (more)

Commuter service F7A rests between assignments at C&NW's M-19A engine facility just west of downtown Chicago. Ronald Plazotta photo, James Humbert collection.

Freshly scrubbed and serviced F7A/F3B/F7B/F7B/F7A consist awaits its train to be made up and delivered to Dearborn Station. Note handsome Monon coach remanufactured from former U.S. Army hospital ... (more)

Preserved 4-6-2 suns itself in the company of an SW8 and another switcher. Collection of James Humbert.

Working customers in downtown Red Wing, one of CGW's Alco roadswitchers is seen on its Red Wing-Mankato Branch. Line is now a very popular bike/recreational trail between Red Wing and Cannon Falls... (more)

Rare Baldwin cab unit consist rests between assignments at Communipaw. Collection of James Humbert.

SW1001 B/N 37079, B/D 07/71. One of last two switchers purchased new by EJ&E. Paul Hunnell photo, collection of James Humbert.

Five-unit A/B/B/B/A lashup of cab units in CGW's handsome chocolate brown and deep red scheme moves a "mortgage lifter" consist of over 100 cars westbound west of the Indiana Harbor Belt interchan... (more)

Alco RS32 makes a rare appearance at Proviso Yard in suburban Chicago. Most of its service life was spent working between Winona, MN and Rapid City, SD, later around Green Bay, WI. Collection of J... (more)

WB Kate Shelley '400' arrives Clinton Street Interlocking, just minutes out of C&NW's Chicago Passenger Terminal at Madison and Canal Streets. Collection of James Humbert.