Passing an eastbound Z...

Leaning into the sweeping curve....

An unpatched BN SD70MAC brings this coal train east through the lengthy Rte. 56 Depot enroute to the NS in Chicago.

The California Zephyr heads west out of Chicagoland into the late autumn sunshine, with two F40PHs and an Amtrak GP40.

In the last rays of daylight on a very cold winter evening, this old BN soldier adds another train and a couple more miles under its belt as it rolls through Naperville.

7627 sweeps around Calendar Curve - so called because CB&Q used it quite often in their company calendars.

West of Calender Curve, this westbound manifest was rather oddly arranged. Normal freight cars(not sure if they were loaded or unloaded), then baretables, then more typical ones(also unsure as to ... (more)

The conductor of the eastbound Southwest Chief(currently stopped at Naperville Station) looks for the signals from the conductors near the rear of the station. Once he has received the signal, he ... (more)

Metra 194 departs Naperville and heads for its next stop at Lisle.

The lounge car just after leaving Chicago's Union station, we are literally racing west out of Chicago, passing multiple metra/frieght trains on the way.

The Southwest Chief rounds Calendar Curve, as spring green foliage begins to appear in the trees.

Yes, Amtrak 5 is in the same block as 1313

A clean BNSF B40-8W...thats it.

EMDX 760 passes under the CB&Q signal bridge at Naperville with the local as the beautiful EMDX blue matches up with the crisp, clear blue sky. The brakeman sends us a nice, friendly wave as he ro... (more)