The KCS 'Southern Belle' business train crosses the Des Plaines River at Elmwood Park on a rainy overcast day. This train was a real stunner! She's on her way back to Kansas City after touring CP'... (more)

A classy locomotive pushes its train into Western Avenue Yard to interchange with the BNSF.

Norfolk Southern and Progress Rail continue testing two of the Caterpillar powered Progress Rail PR43C's between Normal and East Peoria, Illinois over this former section of Nickle Plate Road. N... (more)

Picking up speed as it passes the state capitol Amtrak Lincoln Service heads to St. Louis.

On the approach to Chadwick, IL., the SP4449 completes it's climb out of the Mississippi River valley and will soon encounter the hill 'n dale of the west end of the C&I.

A Heritage service train backs off the GM&O and onto the Rock Island for the short trip to the coach yard.

Eastbound grinding up out of the Mississippi River Valley, this train will soon crest the grade at the timetable location known by crews since the Milwaukee Road days as "Red Barn". The trailing ... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 672 backs over 183rd Street in Homewood, which still has a classic IC logo on the bridge.

A Orange Line train to Midway pauses at Roosevelt to pick up passengers for Midway and points across the world.

An eastbound coal load enters the ex-CB&Q bridge over the Mississippi River, as seen from the Illinois side.

Triple Action! One Metra train, recently departed from Union Station, passes under two Metra movements in the north throat of the Ogilvie Transportation Center (ex-C&NW). A brief walk fol... (more)

After permission was received from the bridge tender to depart South Chicago Yard, EJE 446 leads the Lakefront Transfer across Drawbridge 710 at 10mph. The drawbridge spans the Calumet River, whi... (more)

DP unit shoving on the rear as this empty coal train completes crossing a rough Kickapoo Creek.

One of Amtrak's Lincoln Service trains rumbles over the streets of Joliet on a quiet Sunday morning.

The Des Moines to Gateway manifest is just coming off the bridge over the Mackinaw River at MP 96.75.