During a mid-morning lull in traffic, the Great Hall at Chicago Union Station is mostly empty and quiet on November 11, 2019. The recently refurbished Great Hall was built in 1925, the 219-foot lo... (more)
An amazing piece of trackage is used on the southern approach to Chicago Union Station to keep busy passenger train traffic of Amtrak and Metra fluid that includes diamonds and double-slip switche... (more)
A maintenance worker rides BNSF's inspection car "Rio Grande" as the train's brakeman walks back up to the head end after throwing a switch into a siding.
In bone-chilling fog, Santa Fe trains meet at Cable Crossover near the top of Tehachapi Pass. Both of these trains are moving relatively fast, adding to the penetrating wind that blows through the... (more)