Something I never thought I'd catch in my lifetime. Five Illinois Central SD70's, four of them being deathstars, depart Glenn Yard on a sunny morning in Chicago.

Five, count 'em five, IC SD70's depart Glenn Yard with today's L536 to Kirk.

R967, also known as the Recycle Job, heads west through the city with an EJ&E SD38-2 leading the way. The train is about to pass under 18th Street.

It's a cold January day in 1976 and rather weird to find a Penn Central E8 parked at their 56th St. Yard in Chicago with fellow EMD power, GP7 5609 and SD40 6060. The 4064 survived the winter and ... (more)

Nickel Plate 765 leads the Joliet Rocket into Chicago's La Salle Street Station with a head of steam. The modern glass building really clashes with 765, and about 50 years separate the two.

765 lead's the Joliet Rocket into Chicago's La Salle Street Station. In this photo, taken from an open vestibule, 765 is pictured with the Chicago Skyline.

A Metra MPI MP36PH-3S locomotive sits idle waiting for its next southbound run out of LaSalle Street Station.

Amtrak train 21, the Texas Eagle, makes an on-time departure from Chicago Union Station.

SLRG 4135 leads the Hoosier State out of Chicago, Illinois with the skyline sitting pretty in the background. Less than a month later Amtrak took the Hoosier State back and the IPH running it woul... (more)

On October 1st of 2018, we were taken back to the 1990's as a trio of Illinois Central SD70's led train L536 south out of the windy city. Enroute from Glenn Yard to Kirk Yard, IC 1003, 1000 and 10... (more)

Metra F40PHM-2 #209 shoves an inbound morning scoot east towards LaSalle St Station, flying high above the Norfolk Southern mainline across the Englewood Flyover. This image demonstrates why the ... (more)

Operating as "Extra 425 West", Metra's "Rock Island" MP36 #425 leads the Passenger Train Journal 50th Anniversary special past the 16th Street Tower out of Chicago, bound for J... (more)

The Grand Entrance // Pink Polka Dots // Joliet Rocket // Chicago IL

Major changes have happened to this location over the years. In this photo, an outbound Metra leaves as construction loads are hoisted above for construction of 333 N. Canal St. (The Residences a... (more)

Freshly rebuilt F40PHM-3 196 hustles a Metra train through the maze of tracks leading out of Union Station with a load of passengers for Aurora.