The moon rises over an outbound express train and...my bike!

Not your ordinary consist!. Metra only runs multiple unit consists elephant style. Here, Metra's thouroughly washed OLI locomotive is back to back with the 215 on SWS instead of BNSF as i... (more)

A special runs back to CUS after picking up passengers for a charity event reportedly hosted by Oprah. Taken from Hinsdale Fire Dept Truck with the help of Andy and Pat.

Oops!! This girl was looking for the next inbound Metra train to Chicago, peered to the west, turned around to look back east, and was surprised to see this empty coal train running the "wr... (more)

The evening westbound Quincy train passes up a special on track 3 to pick up passengers from Hinsdale to CUS. The guy who biked to the bridge is either unaware the special's coming up behind him ... (more)

"That'll do."It looks like the engineer is coupling to the locomotive on the right. They're actually on different tracks.

A late afternoon inbound commuter train heads in to CUS, just next to the Willis(Sears) Tower in the background on the left.

The first of two westbound coal trains to crossover from Main two to Main one on their way back to the mines leaves an early Easter egg hunt trail in it's wake.

After slowing to restricted speed at Loomis St(about 2/3back into the frame) due to malfunctioning signals, a westbound "z" train pours it on as 4 units hustle the train west during rush hour. T... (more)

An afternoon reverse commute inbound train heads for it's next stop in LaGrange.

An unusual sight! Solid CSX power on a CSX grain train heads west through Naperville. Even the car type was nearly uniform(PS 4427?)! Eastbounds are common during rush hour. It's been a couple of... (more)

Rush hour is beginning! An inbound express rips through the station leaving a "smoke tail" in its wake as a local can be seen in the distance during the blue hour. The soon to be installe... (more)

A clear late winter day allows a nice view of the Chicago skyline. From right to left are the Willis(Sears) Tower, Standard Oil building, Trump Tower and the Hancock.

Three railroads in one! UP and CSX trailing the home road lead unit. Nice to see a mix of different power! See 3158... (more)

A westbound manifest makes its way past the iconic Highlands station. The head end cars are trash from NYC. The distinctive Brookfield water town can be seen in the distance. See Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Hinsdale, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 9899
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 11, 2010