One of the four gensets that the IHB received in early summer sits on the far end of the Blue Island Yard waiting for the next assignment. All the gensets bear a green stripe instead of the usual... (more)

The Amtrak Heritage Phase I and Phase II locomotives have just backed up from Union Station in Chicago after a successful return trip from Rock Island and Train Festival 2011. The next trip for t... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr along with CBQ SW7 9255 and CNW F7(A) 411 make their way through the switches and back on IRM grounds after a successful trip to Rock Island for Train Festival 2011. Railroad: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E5(A)
Location: Union, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CBQ 9911-A
Train ID: Nebraska Zephyr
Photo Date: July 26, 2011

The Pennsy E8's leave Chicago after National Train Day to head back out East and home.

Happy Birthday Amtrak. The Capitol has made its way into Chicago and after dropping off passengers at Union Station is now backing the train into the wash racks for a bath and did those cars ever... (more)

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer unit leads an Operation Life Saver Special over the Fox River and under US 20 in Elgin with UP 2010 on the other end to lead on the way back. Been wanting to get ... (more)

The very last pieces of IC 6132 get hoisted into the air and placed onto a truck to be hauled away as IC 6114 sits waiting for the same fate.

Of all the times I've been to Clearing Yard this is the first time I have seen the BRC working the industrial spurs on the North side of the yard. At this moment they are backing a single box car... (more)

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is exiting Genoa during the first snow of the year on its way to Byron for the next stop. The train had left Pingree Grove a little while earlier, which was the... (more)

Guess who I belong to...well can't be entirely sure now with the lack of markings. This ex-Union Pacific tunnel motor sits on the south end of Global 2 waiting to head to its next destination whe... (more)

A nice clean roster shot of the BSA Anniversary locomotive basking in the sun on a warm August day at the Illinois Railway Museum.

This pieced together soon to be road slug takes a spin on the turntable in the morning at the NS Juniata shops in Altoona. According to Altoonaworks.info this road slug will become NS 718 a RP-E4... (more)

The CNW heritage unit leads the UP Chicago Service Family Special westbound through Marengo. The train would stop a few miles down the track and switch directions to head back to West Chicago whe... (more)

The BSA Anniversary locomotive sits at the Illinois Railway Museum with the Operation Life Saver special for a few hour layover at the museum as passengers check out the museum and have lunch.

This locomotive is sitting quietly most likely taking the weekend off for the Fourth of July. The horn on this locomotive is mounted in a location that I haven't seen too often.