We had tickets to ride behind the NKP 765 on this weekend, and had time to kill in the morning. Naperville Station proved to be a good choice. Shown here, a BNSF freight clears the signals and hea... (more)

Metra's CB&Q heritage unit departs Naperville with a inbound train.

Metra 119 in the original blue livery arrives in Naperville while Amtrak's inbound Southwest Chief awaits its departure time while an outbound hotshot waits for a window to continue west.

FRA private car hitches a ride on the westbound Southwest Chief

Amtrak 50 smokes it up as it leads the westbound Southwest Chief into Naperville.

The 452 job follows behind a Z train & Metra on its return trip from the city. Today the local sports a rebuilt SD40, sadly also sporting “eyebrows”.

Steam Special led by SP 4449, seen here passing the Naperville suburban Metra Station on its way towards downtown Chicago, makes an extremely rare visit to the Chicagoland area on its way to the S... (more)

A sole GP takes the 457 job into Naperville, on its way to BNSFs Eola Yard. Today he is running a little later then usual.

Something that will probably never happen again... a CN Canadian Cab Dash 9 leads an NS Dash 9 on a detoured BNSF Coal Train through Naperville, IL.

The Southwest Chief arrives in Naperville with fewer cars than normal due to the ongoing pandemic which has greatly reduced the need to take the train these days...

All Aboard! A 4 hour late Southwest Chief prepares to depart for its destination, Chicago Union Station.

Chicago Hot Shot! One of the highest priority trains from Chicago, Z-CHCPTL, coasts through Naperville on its way north to Portland Oregon.

The Californa Zephyr has completed 30 miles of its nearly 2500-mile journey as it slows to a stop in Naperville.

METX 200 passes an inbound deadhead within an hour before the new Amtrak Acela sets made an appearance; while on their trip out west.

A pair of H4 geeps lead R-CHI452 through Naperville.