The 261 Fall Color Excursions were decidedly 261-less last fall. Here's hoping to see some billowing black smoke in this year's version.

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A chartered train for attendees of an event at Union Station rests at Hinsdale while the passengers board. The train ran west from Chicago, then changed ends at Hinsdale to head back east. This ke... (more)

The HBR SD50s return from Eola light engines. It would be unwise to turn right into them.

The HBR SD50s return from Eola light engines. Just minutes before sunset, they arrive at the Railnet's Ottawa Yard where they will tie on to today's 2nd train for the BNSF at Eola.

With the right engine leading, an eastbound Z train descends the hill that gives Westmont (formerly known as Burlington Heights) its name. The top of the hill is the highest point on the Burlingto... (more)

The Illinois Railway's Eola Job returns from BNSF's Eola Yard light engines. Since being bought by OmniTrax, the IR has significantly upgraded their power, although their 2 SD50s are in HBR paint.

It's Conrail Time An empty taconite train heads west towards Minnesota off the NS at Chicago with a sight for sore eyes. It's hard to get anything besides a Pumpkin GEVO or Dash 9 leading t... (more)

46 Years Later A recreation of Marty Bernard's 1964 photo, not too much has changed since the later days of the CB&Q. The p... (more)

Here's the result of the National Railroad Museum's decision - a beautiful locomotive stuck in the middle of her rebuild, now destined to Rust In Peace in Green Bay. So to the Sandberg family a... (more)

Originally slated to be CSXT 950 before CSX canceled the order, Iowa Interstate 512 rests outside Mid America Car, waiting to be moved into the shop on Monday to begin its transformation from ugly... (more)

A classy locomotive pushes its train into Western Avenue Yard to interchange with the BNSF.

What's better than three F units? How about six...sort of. KCS's business train lays over in Knoche Yard until October 14th, when it will return to Shreveport.

Reflections of the past. Three Santa Fe veterans (and one of the BNSF "pill" painted locomotives) pass under a classic cantilever signal bridge just east of the massive Argentine Yar... (more)

Another UP train blasts through the West Bottoms - a mostly-abandoned warehouse district with a few businesses, stores, and upper level apartments interspersed throughout. Doc's Caboose is an exce... (more)