Northbound train 203 heads out of Chicago for the Twin Cities at Deval Jct.
Deval seems to be the intersection of multiple high tension wire lines, and UP 5756 proceeds under some of these. In the foreground is CY Tower/Deval Tower.
An inbound Metra train on the CNW Northwest line passes the tower at Deval.
United Way power leads south to Proviso.
UP 4759 leads all the good power south through Des Plaines enroute to its destination of Proviso yard. Fifth out is a repainted former NS GP15-1 now owned by LTEX for leasing.
Inbound and outbound commuter trains pass each other just east of the Deval Crossing in Des Plaines during the morning rush.
A SD60 and SD40-2 head this double stack into Bensenville.
A northbound unit coal train clears the home signal at Deval, headed for a Wisconsin utility plant . The train originated on the BN in Wyoming, and this contract was later lost to the UP.
On a hazy late summer afternoon, three commuter E units swap stories while parked in the Des Plaines coach yard on their weekend layover. No doubt, the CNW units are asking the newly-repainted RTA... (more)
The daily Proviso to Itasca (Duluth/Superior) manifest meets an eastbound manifest on a gorgeous late summer day 20 years ago. The CNW is very much missed!
Arriving at Bensenville in just a few short minutes from here.
