The Capitol Limited departs Chicago with two new Charger locomotives, a baggage car and three Superliners.

Union Pacific YPR60B arrives at the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center to perform its switching duties. While it may not look like it yet, changes are indeed coming to the area. The Freedom Center is ... (more)

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun. Amtrak Train 3 (Southwest Chief) was an on time departure as it approached Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2022. Leading the consist ... (more)

Amtrak P42 103 wyes the trainset for the Lake Shore Limited in downtown Chicago.

ATSF 128 and 112, both GP60Ms, face off at Corwith Yard, Chicago between runs to the West Coast.

A Santa Fe business car is parked with other business train equipment at Archer Avenue, Chicago. At this time Santa Fe still handled servicing on power & equipment used over its lines by Amtrak. R... (more)

Amtrak E units gather with a couple BN E9Ms at the Zephyr Pit located south of Union Station. At this time BN handled much of Amtrak's engine servicing in Chicago. Amtrak units were still using st... (more)

On this day 13 years ago, Metra 180 and the city of Chicago had not seen above freezing temps for quite some time. Here it is pounding the diamonds at 16th St., headed out the Rock Island Line tow... (more)

AMTK 447 waits to depart Union Station while an Amtrak Turbo Train arrives from St. Louis, passing under the Union Station tower that controls the trackage south of the terminal.

ATSF FM H12-44 sits next to the diesel shop at Corwith Yard, Chicago, with 3 Geeps in March 1974. It was built in August 1952 as ATSF 520 and renumbered to 620 3/16/73. The switcher was retired no... (more)

One of the new kids on the block rounds the corner at A2 with a late morning deadhead.

One of Metra's new MACs leads a Sunday afternoon outbound on the former Milwaukee.

Santa Fe Alco S2 2330 Idles next to the shop at Corwith yard. in Chicago on a dreary day in November 1974 as it waits for its next job. Back in those days there were a number of these working the... (more)

Amtrak 504 leads Hiawatha 334 East under the searchlights at Tower A3.

Chicago Transit Authority's Tower 18 controls movements on a number of Chicago CTA "El" lines (Green, Pink, Brown and Purple) in the Loop area. On the last evening of September, an Oran... (more)