After taking a tour of the Orange Line yard at Midway, CTA's Snowflake Special is seen headed back to the depot. The two tracks that take off into the air is the mainline to the loop.
A trolley shoe arc denotes the break in contact with the 600 volt third rail as a special charter for the Illinois Railway Museum composed of 40 year old cars originally manufactured by the Budd C... (more)
The photo stop is the mainstay of any charter run and the 2011 IRM Snowflake Special had over a dozen such stops scheduled, but with no follower in sight, you take advantage of good sunlight and t... (more)