Two NEW BN EMD SD70MACS lead an eastbound loaded coal train on the ex CB&Q famed "Race Track", shown here passing the Hill Yard in Aurora Illinois
To celebrate the centennial of the opening of its Chicago to Aurora, Illinois line, the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy very temporarily painted its queen of fan trips, Northern 5632, gold. The scen... (more)
Metra 197 leads a outbound train past the soon to be replaced CB&Q searchlights at West Eola.
Flamed out BNSF 4777 leads a empty oil train west out of Aurora.
Already several hours late out of Chicago, the westbound Carl Sandburg heads past West Eola, passing a local building its train with a pair of B40-8Ws which will eventually blast off towards Savan... (more)
A nice Santa Fe warbonnet SD75M arrives at Eola Yard with the M-BRCEOL.
Metra 186 ducks under Eola Road with a inbound train to Chicago.
Metra 201 ducks under the CB&Q signal bridge at East Eola, one of the last left on the racetrack. It's not long for this world, as its replacement is being assembled off to the left side.
CN 2854 leads a manifest north past Liberty, about to go into the hole at the Eola siding to wait on three southbounds.
A pair of BNSF geeps go about their switching at West Eola. The CB&Q signals here are among the last remaining on the racetrack, and preliminary work to replace them has begun.
Amtrak 115 leads the Southwest Chief west through Aurora, passing one of the last CB&Q signal bridges left on the Chicago Sub.
BRCGAL's power does some switch work at West Eola.
A pair of classic Warbonnets pass under another classic, one of the last CB&Q signal bridges left in operation.