BNSF 5245 (C44-9W) leads a westbound freight along the BNSF Racetrack and across I-294, as seen from the air from Hinsdale, IL while the rest of the train is coming from Western Springs.

The Northside Commute. During pre-rush hour in Downtown Chicago, a Metra equipment set coming from California Ave Coach Yard can be seen on it’s way to Ogilvie Transportation Center in pr... (more)

An eastbound South Shore coal train for Burns Harbor is seen flying over the Nickel Plate at Hegewisch. They're running long hood forward today as the east facers do not have PTC.

The 2023 CTA Holiday Train snakes through Downtown Chicago as it passes just north of the Merchandise Mart.

A late running AF8 shoves out of the Port of Illinois and across the Bishop Ford expressway.

IC 1037 Leads the CN Local train from Homewood Illinois to Kirk Yard. Here they roll along 16th street under the L-train loop in downtown Chicago

After setting out a bad order, L-CHI105 finally gets underway out of Hodgkins with SD40-2 1755 leading, still wearing It’s Santa Fe colors. They are seen here crossing the old Santa Fe trestle o... (more)

CTA's 6000 series cars are seen at Ashland & 63rd on the Green Line in Englewood.

Starting the day from Chicago Union Station, CSX's P001 is seen passing through the bascule bridges spanning the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal about 100ft north of Ash Street interlocking.

UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, makes a Chicagoland appearance leading ITAG4 from Tacoma, WA, seen here rumbling over the Fox River in Geneva, IL on its way to a crew change in Proviso... (more)

KCS train M259, formerly MVNKC, is seen crossing the Illinois River at Pearl, IL.

CN 3315 Leads a five unit mixed freight from Kirk Yard in Chicago Illinois to Waterloo Iowa. Here they crawl through the Southside of downtown Chicago after rain went through the area

Golden Oldie over the Kankakee. It goes without saying that Warbonnet C44-9W #676 has seen much better days. I'm a sucker for the oldies (especially music), so to me, old and battered paint... (more)

The LSF54 local crosses the Vermillion River as it makes its was south through Pontiac heading back home to Bloomington.

A South Shore detour crosses the Little Calumet River on the IC main line headed for Matteson, Griffith and back to the South Shore at Stillwell.