Another Illinois Central edition of L536 makes its way by 16th Street Tower on a rainy and foggy 2-22-22. In the background is the 1919-built St. Charles Airline lift bridge. The Airline hasn't se... (more)

With GP38-2 #815 in charge, UP local YPR60B shoves its one boxcar into the Chicago Tribune, right next to the Chicago River. The conductor and a few UP maintainers spent about a half hour dealing ... (more)

As an afternoon layer of fog rolls in to blanket the area, a pair of IC deathstar SD70's and a GTW GP38-2 slowly cross the diamonds at 16th Street with the day's L536 to Kirk Yard.

The clock hits midnight as G59 departs BRC’s Clearing Yard after having air issues. NS 8098, the Conrail Heritage Unit, and CP 7020, the Army Temperate Regions Veterans Unit lead the middle of t... (more)

Western Avenue Yard is switched out by a GP50 that still wears its Santa Fe paint. Despite it being a mainly cloudy afternoon, the sun managed to make a few appearances to showcase the classic Blu... (more)

The Belt Railway of Chicago's North Outside Industry job (NOSI) departs Charter Steel with a one car pickup. After heading up the connection to the Kenton Line, the crew will head north to run aro... (more)

An outbound Milwaukee District North train makes its way out of downtown Chicago.

A pair of classic deathstars pass by 16th Street Tower as they slowly make their way across the old Rock Island. The unmistakable Chicago skyline provides a great backdrop at this location.

Crossroads of the Midwest-the diamonds at 21th Street in Chicago. Two eastbound PRR E's leading train 22 the Manhattan Limited, as it rolls out of Union Station for its journey to New York on Ju... (more)

As multiple Amtrak train sets await servicing and or departures out of the city, Dash 8 #500 shuffles Superliners around the 14th Street Coach Yard. #519 can also be seen in the foreground patient... (more)

After building a train of bilevels at the nearby coach yard, UPY 728 shoves to Ogilvie Transportation Center. In the process, the venerable ex-MoPac GP15-1 passes the equally venerable former Milw... (more)

Con Available, Does That Mean That Con Is Not Required? Sadly, the Continental Paper Grading Company building adjoining Amtrak's Yard in Chicago is up for sale. It's always possible that a... (more)

State of Illinois. In a classic Chicago scene, Metra/METX 402 (MP36PH-3S, MPI, 1/2003) is seen passing under the former Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge at CP Morgan near Racine Avenue o... (more)

Train #29, the Capitol Limited, arrives into Chicago a couple hours behind schedule with Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver P42DC in charge. The train is seen crossing the vintage Pennsy lift bridge at ... (more)

Day One. On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, Amtrak added Siemens ALC42s 301 (Day One) and 302 (Phase VI) to the consist of the Empire Builder (Train 7) in Chicago, Illinois for the first time on... (more)