On a clear night, CNs L545 “Oil Local” flies through Lemont with a pair of GTW GP38-2s.

Nelson remains as the last town in west of Proviso with CNW searchlight signals still active. And with replacements laying all over town, the future for these historic signals is very grim. Noneth... (more)

Something not seen in the modern railroading era, that being a physical train order rolling handoff, occurred on the evening of April 11th. CNs former EJ&E “JB” Tower in West Chicago, IL, is o... (more)

After a 3 hour setback in Ottumwa, a combined Ballast train cruises over the Iowa River between Columbus Jct. & Fredonia with a 5 pack of standard cabs. These guys would then drop the leader in Na... (more)

In the vast sea of clouds, a small pocket of sun presents itself as a former Santa Fe dash 9 leads the 457 job towards the BRC, seen here ducking under Yackley Ave in Lisle.

In the middle of summer, with moments of sunlight left, one of the few IAIS GPs with PTC leads the daily BICB through Tinley Park.

On a hazy morning, UPs Southern Pacific heritage unit crawls east after holding for Metra rush, seen here between Maple Park and Elburn.

Fresh into the new year, a pair of rebuilds: an SD40E & SD60E, bring a long D36 south by the elderly searchlight signals outside Monticello.

The Chicago metropolitan area is known for having multiple fake springs, interrupted by freak winter weather. So to the surprise of nobody in the area, a freak blizzard swept across Chicago and Mi... (more)

After having just departed the State/Lake station above its namesake intersection, a CTA Green Line train scurries west splitting the canyon of buildings in downtown Chicago.

Seen just north of the Shermer control point on UPs Milwaukee Sub, NS 8101 & NS 8114 take a massive consist of power, and a unit sand train, down towards proviso right in the middle of some thick ... (more)

Arguably a train-of-the-year candidate for Chicagoland, a former L&N GP38-2 races west by KN tower in Walkerton, with a unit train for the CN. This only being possible after the C40-8W used for PT... (more)

On a sunny spring morning, the first of many work movements traverses into Michigan City, running along the small section of street running not yet ripped out.

On a warm summer afternoon, BNSFs Chicago to Galesburg road local flies around the bend alongside Lemont with a very welcome BN SD40 up front.

With the sun quickly approaching the horizon, an NS unit grain cruises through Lodge, passing both the old elevator & historic searchlight signal, that make this tiny town so well known.