An empty coal train heads west on the former MoPac White River Line. Named after RR manager William Cotter, Cotter was a RR boomtown that later busted upon the closing of its roundhouse.Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Cotter, Arkansas, USA
Locomotive #: UP 6851
Train ID: None
Photo Date: June 12, 2006

METX 125 and 184 sit in Manhattan awaiting tommorow's commuter rush. Metra service was only recently expanded to Manhattan, with two trains running to Chicago and back.

Framed by the South Gate of Silver Cross Field, home of the Joliet Jackhammers, and outbound Metra train departs Joliet Union Station as a storm front moves in, eventually forcing a rain delay and... (more)

A fairly clean Dash-9 slows down for a hi-rail car up ahead as it passes the Astec Asphalt Plant.

A sight for sore eyes, two bluebonnet B23-7s bracket a Green GP15-1. From the view of the photo,though, it could still be 1995.

A survivior from the BN leads an empty coal train westbound through Downers Grove Main Street.

A Warbonnet lets out a puff of smoke as it leads a westbound intermodal train through Downers Grove.

Passengers board the 1316 bound for Chicago on this cool Spring Break week.

As Darkness falls, a Chicago-bound Metra heads into Downers Grove Main Street Station as an intermodal thunders by on the middle track.

A crew member of the Oil Job rides the rear engine as it backs down the spur to K.A. Steele.

The Oil Job's engines sit at K.A. Steele as the crew prresumably checks in with people at the plant. Generally, Oil Job runs extremely early in the morning, cathing it in daytime is rare.

Passengers board the Southbound Ann Rutledge led by AMTK 177. Fuji Finepix S5100, 1/300 at F/3.1

After hearing a "WOOOHOOO!" over the scanner, a track inspection train rounded the bend at about 60mph and headed down the Transcon. Fuji Finepix S5100, 1/640 at F/7