Relco 511 basks in the late afternoon sun at the former American Italian Pasta Company plant (now TreeHouse Foods).

Nearly 140 years of service working together. CSDX SW1's 3 and 2 head back east to the Stickney plant after making their morning dump at the drying fields in Willow Springs.

After sewage and storm water is cleaned at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, the Chicago Sanitary District Railroad hauls the leftover solids away and dumps them here at the drying fields just... (more)

Built in 1939 for the Atlantic Coast Line by EMC (not yet EMD), this the second EMC diesel at Steamtown.

With 18" of fresh powder on the ground, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago SW1 #3 is seen heading west between I-55 and the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal. SW1 #3 w... (more)

Growing up you always hear about barn finds. Someone finds a classic car, priceless artwork or something of historical value that had been locked away and forgotten about. Never does one hear abou... (more)

CSDX SW1 #2 approaches the treatment plant in Stickney, with 13 empties for loading.

#'s 2 and 3 take their 26 empties back to the treatment plant in Stickney, skirting the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in the process. Interstate 55 is in the background.

On a sunny morning, SW1's 2 and 3 lead their recently dumped cars out of the drying fields. Both units are in their 70th year of service.

BN 81, still in GN paint and lettering, retained its GN number and spent most if not all its life in Seattle. I moved to Seattle in summer 1974 and would see it around town, often at or near King ... (more)

Still going strong, the Washington Terminal-assigned SW1 awaits its next call to duty at Union Station.

A Washington Metro Red Line train approaches Union Station as SW1001 569 and SW1 737 wait between assignments near K Tower.

In a heavily industrialized (and incredibly smelly) corner of downtown Chicago, the morning run of the Sanitary Train is concluding as it backs its train into the plant. The historic SW1 will cut ... (more)

On a hot and sticky morning, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's massive, water treatment plant is seen from above in Stickney. Times are busy as multiple trains of lo... (more)