A freshly painted NS C40-9 leads a transfer train from Ashland Avenue Yard into Bensenville Yard limits

On a very unusually warm day, Metra F40C #614 hits the throttle out of Chicago with a load of commuters weary and tired from their day at work.

Metra F40PHM-2 #196 passes the old Wabash depot in Chicago Ridge with an outbound train just before the start of rush hour.

A SOO SD60 and CP SD60 block up all of Franklin Park with a very long intermodal train.

Arizona and Eastern 6070 throttles up and speeds out of Chicago on its way to Sturtevant with a passenger special

Holding down on one of the yard leads to Markham Yard, the engineer aboard WC 2001 has a chat with a fellow yard crew member before backing his consist up into the yard shops

A pair of brand new CSX ES44AC's and a CSX ES40DC lead intermodal train Q113 west through East Chicago Indiana on what might be their maiden voyage

An ex-Southern hi-hood GP50 leads NS B06 west through MP 499 in Gary Indiana

The High Iron passenger special prepares to depart Chicago for Indianapolis with an Arizona and Eastern E8A which is painted in SP Black Widow paint

Its near sunset, and a UP SD70ACe leads a NS C40-9W on a manifest train bound for Union Pacific's Proviso Yard

Straining hard to keep its train going, Kettle Falls International Railway GP35 #2501 leads an ethanol train south on Metras Rock Island District on its way to Burr Oak Yard

Chicago Terminals leased SW8 sits awaiting its crew and a UPY GP15-1 idles away waiting for its crew as well in UP's North Avenue Yard

The CNW heritage unit UP 1995, and CNW 8701 are on display at the IRM for Diesel Days on a track that is normally used for electric operations

A faded out warbonnet C41-8W leads an ES44DC and C44-9W on a manifest train being switched out at Eola Yard.

A pair of UPY GP15-1's prepare to head out back to the UP Villa Grove Subdivision in Chicago Heights with a train for Yard Center