A good ol' steam engine, in this case Canadian Pacific 2816, sits under the Franklin Park water tower as passengers disembark from their journey.

A CTA green line train makes its way down the loop, completely dwarfed by the towering skyscrapers of Chicago.

A truck has once again managed to wedge itself under the Springfield Avenue underpass, which usually happens several times a month. This one is worse than most, though, with the trucker managing t... (more)

In what could amount to the most over-hyped bridge opening, CP 2816, a marching band and flag team, and the Cub Scouts, along with state representatives and local politicians, all turned out for t... (more)

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet... A BNSF stacker works its way back east in the pouring rain while running wrong main due to trackwork at Edelstein.

The perfect house: Just outside Peoria, a beautiful view of the Illinois River out the back deck, and the Iowa Interstate running just off your front deck. Sounds like my kind of house! IAIS 721 i... (more)

AMTK 204 has just departed Champaign's Illinois Terminal with the Saluki and is now passing over the Illini Bridge, which is painted in the University of Illinois's trademark blue and orang... (more)

I have for the first time discovered the wonders of vestibule viewing, thanks to my professor. Needless to say, I stayed here quite a while. Here, WSOR 10C is rounding a curve, viewed from the ves... (more)

A rare view from inside the WSOR theater car "Stone Gardner" during a trip for the TRB's AR040 Committee. The train has just left Union Station and is winding its way through the complicated track... (more)

IC SD40u no 6016(right) and CN SD40-2W no. 5283(left) are on display for Homewood Railroad Days. Here, the assortment of spare knuckles can be seen, as well as other rarely seen equipment.

CSX 8588 with a southbound manifest is about to pass INRD 6013 with a northbound empty hopper train.

The Zearing Local has just picked up quite a lot of bulkhead flatcars, all to be stored on the remains of the wye in Ladd. Here it is seen crossing a random trestle in about as close to the middle... (more)

The crew of the Zearing Local is now facing the nemesis of railroading in the winter: a frozen switch. They are now attempting to de-ice the switch using a combination of brute force and heat.

After creating Ladd's only rush hour by blocking the crossing for a good 20 minutes pushing cars into the siding, NKC 3 has now finally pulled forward with a lot less cars than it previsouly had(2... (more)

The snow has temporarily abated, and BNSF 4088 is crossing Sawmill Creek eastbound as it slows down to a stop in order to await entrance to Willow Springs Yard.