Northbound Saluki heads over the St Charles Air Line shortly before arriving at Chicago Union Station.

My "target" for the day was to shoot Metra 425 passing this building, and I'd say I achieved that. It's painted in the Rock Island scheme to honor retired CEO Don Orseno. I hoped for sun, but go... (more)

CSS 2002 (GP38-2) leads the CSS Belt Job south through Chicago, Illinois's southside past the Illinois Central made Kensington Tower.

A tardy Blue Water makes its way into Chicago as it crosses the lift bridge spanning the South Branch Chicago River.

"Quality Wash Speed: 2 MPH". Washing of AMTRAK cars and locomotives, at Chicago's 18th Street Amtrak locomotives facility, in the city of winds.

Rainy day in the busy Junction 18 Wells & Lake Interlocking in Downtown Chicago. Meeting of several trains in the complex junction of "Metro" Chicago Transit Authority, one of the busies... (more)

CTA 3383 brings up the rear of a CTA train heading around the loop.

An Illinois Central Highliner commuter train leaves a station just south of the Conrad Hilton hotel in Chicago and heads south to the suburbs. The Chicago, South Shore & South Bend also used (and ... (more)

A surprise visitor made its way down to Chicago last October. AMTK #465, a Cascades F59PHi formerly assigned to the Pacific Surfliner. In the next few years, this unit will call Chicago home.

A Pink line train approaches its berth mark at Clinton/Lake station which is just across the street of the CTA headquarters at 567 W. Lake Street.

Metra 420 leads a outbound train under the Pennsy signals at CP Morgan.

An evening commuter service out of Chicago Union Station races through the turnouts and slip switches, with a friendly engineer at the throttle.

This southbound Green line train approaches us after crossing the south side alley in the 4800S block.

The Empire Builder approaches Chicago Union station in the depths of the Blue Hour. The lights of an outbound Metra train are reflected on the cab and side. The plant in the background is ADM mil... (more)

What year is it??? Except for more skyscrapers in the skyline and less siding on the dilapidated 16th Street Tower, this photo could pass for 1977. This unit was built less than a month before I... (more)