Yellow F9AM 4165 is coupled back-to-back with maroon FP7A 403 at the South Chicago yard. 4165 was the former UP 535, an F3 which was remanufactured for the UP into a 1500 hp F9AM. This was one o... (more)

BN E9 9916 shoves an eastbound dinky out of the Lisle station on Track 3, headed for Chicago. Since this photo was taken, the Track 2 - 3 center platform has been removed, the frame station locat... (more)

A heavy early spring snow blankets northern Illinois as five light units approach the junction of the Galesburg main and the Minneapolis main. Cowl-bodied F45 6603 seems a natural to be leading t... (more)

BN green 6523 leads NP painted 6402 eastbound over the river bridge at Riverside.

UP GP30 700 leads a former GN orange and green U25B eastward on Main Two on a very short Train #2.

Freshly painted BN GP20 2068, formerly CB&Q 932, and U28B 5455 run light westbound on Main 1 of the "racetrack" at West Eola, IL.

What is a Northwestern suburban train doing at Aurora on the BN? Actually, it is the second night that Amtrak 347 to W. Quincy operated with the C&NW long-distance, intercity bi-levels. The C&NW... (more)

Three BN E8s, 9964, 9969 and 9975, still display their CB&Q paint as they lead the very first daily Amtrak City of San Francisco into the Aurora, IL, station.

Amtrak #5 arrives Denver Union Terminal behind BN E8A 9942 and two Union Pacific E unit Bs. 9942 was one of two, the other being 9943, CB&Q E8s that was repainted in BN colors and pulled the firs... (more)

South Shore freight motors 705 and 706 rest at the Michigan City shops late in their service lives.

L&NW F7 47, FP7 49 and F7 48 lead a northbound freight past a small, white-frame, Baptist church in the tiny hamlet of Mulnix, LA. Two of the three units exist today; 47 is Texas Limited 200 at G... (more)

CB&Q painted BN E9 9981, formerly "Q" 9986B, shoves an inbound dinky towards Union Station on a snowless February morning.

During the height of summer traffic during Amtrak's first year, it was necessary to run an Oakland train (three times a week) and a daily Denver train. 9936, 9950 & 9968 lead the Oakland train in... (more)

GB&W RS3m, classified as an RS20 by the GB&W, rests in the Norwood Yard in Green Bay. 308 was eventually sold to the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern after her days on the GB&W were over.

GB&W RS11 309 rests with a caboose at the Norwood Yard in Green Bay, WI. Built with a high short hood and originally configured to operate long hood first, she was rebuilt with a low nose and set... (more)