This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific... (more)
Canadian Pacific 2816 leading the Final Spike Steam Tour through Kirkland
A pair of Illinois Central SD70s lead TRRA Madison Yard to Centralia, IL local L548. Weather delays and getting through the maze of rail junctions in East St. Louis, IL have outlawed the crew less... (more)
Snow and steam heat greet passengers as they board the train to meet Santa Claus.
In a dense and foggy winter morning, BNs 458 job makes a run for Zearing with both a “Smurf” GP38 & BN SD40. Seen here in Meriden.
NS empties approach the subdivisions namesake town of Mendota, with an H1 Dash 9 on the head end. Seen here outside town, aside Meriden.
In the afternoon summer sun along BNs Mendota Sub, NS empties rumble west with an H1 Dash 9 up front for power.
It's a classic Elgin, Joliet & Eastern scene at the old J depot in Lake Zurich as SD38-2 #667 hustles a weed sprayer train north on a nice morning.
Another Metra train with two units this time rolls through Lombard during a busy evening rush.
CSXT 8315 leads a local eastbound past the Cleveland Cliffs Riverdale Mill in Riverdale.
BNSF Q-LACNSA3-08A passing the former Chicago Burlington & Quincy Station in Galesburg
KCS 4006 splits the Searchlights leading train 249 West.
METX 90 leads an outbound train through Lombard during the afternoon rush.
Metra 405, the commuter carrier's Milwaukee Road heritage unit, passes underneath the former Milwaukee Tower B-12 signal bridge in Franklin Park, IL as it prepares to make its scheduled stop.
