CPs 8WWA ballast train rumbles over the wooden Crawfish River bridge on a cold and windy spring afternoon. Todays train sports a trio of six-axle EMDs.

CPs 8WWA ballast train follows closely behind another freight train, seen here slicing through the rolling hills of central Wisconsin.

With 50-60 loads of ballast fresh from the pit in Waterloo, CPs 8WWA ballast train crawls over the Crawfish River with two rebuilt SD40s and a SD30C for power. The matching red pops alongside the ... (more)

On a crystal clear evening in downtown Chicago, Metra’s Chicago Burlington & Quincy commemorative locomotive head ends an outbound rush trainset. Seen here from the Roosevelt Rd bridge.

After letting presumably unhappy passengers disembark in Chicago after arriving near 8 hours late, the City of New Orleans train-set heads for the BN wye to spin, so it can be prepped for 59 later... (more)

With an IC SD70 serving as rescue power after both chargers failed mechanically, Amtraks very late City of New Orleans #58 rounds the bend in downtown Chicago. Seen here ducking under the 18th str... (more)

After extensive delays around Memphis, Amtraks City of New Orleans #58 shoves under 18th street towards Chicago Union Station with a IC SD70 serving as rescue power. Quite a sight to see in 2024!

Amtraks Day One 50th Anniversary long distance charger shuttles around downtown Chicago in the very early stages of morning.

On a sunny morning in downtown Chicago, CNs daily M337 manifest rounds around 16th street interlocker beneath the iconic skyline.

NS loads for Detroit crawling out of downtown Chicago, with BNs sole PTC pinwheel executive 70mac up front.

In the bright spring sun, NS coal loads for Detroit Edison tread east across the Des Plaines River in Riverside. Todays train is sported by a pair of EMDs, with the lead being a BN Executive 70mac... (more)

With a long string of coal loads for Detroit Edison, BNSFs lone PTC pinwheel 70mac takes the charge as they cruise through LeLand, and into the sunrise.

Minutes after sunrise, BNSFs sole PTC equipped pinwheel 70mac, with coal loads for Detroit Edison, rumbles through Plano aside the former CB&Q Depot.

In the final rays of blue hour, a trio of CN EMDs rocket north under Monee with a manifest for CNs Kirk yard.

TPWs Lafayette turn screams south after taking the connection onto the former Monon, with a trio of matched SD40s in the lead.