The 2023 CTA Holiday Train snakes through Downtown Chicago as it passes just north of the Merchandise Mart.
A Santa Fe "quality" TOFC train rolls through Joliet led by a ATSF 574 and two more Superfleet GE's, along with a blue Dash 8-40B. The scheme certainly brightens up a rainy day!
NS local D49 is seen ducking under the TP&W shortly after departing East Peoria, IL.
A beat up Santa Fe warbonnet leads HGALBRC by the Amtrak depot at Plano, IL.
EAST SAINT LOUIS IL (June) 1976 — Illinois Central GP40 IC 3009 awaits an assignment. EMD built the unit (s/n 31471) in 1966. In December 1989 it was renumbered to IC 3133. My photo.
CP GP20C-ECO 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train West through Stillman Valley.
Strange bedfellows at Corwith Yard on the Santa Fe in Chicago. Relatively new GP60 ATSF 4022 is joined by former MILW/SOO SD40-2, EMD 6082, featuring the low moment for both Milwaukee Road and Soo... (more)
HZRX CF7 #1500 is still earning its keep in 2023 at South Chicago Recycling off Avenue O and 116th Street. The engine is leased from Horizon Rail, or HZRX. It was originally built as a F7A for the... (more)
A BNSF yard job takes headroom towards the BRC as an eastbound suburban takes the signal at Cicero. In the foreground is the former Manufactures Junction Railway which lost its last customer some... (more)
The first revenue trip, leading, for Metra's rebuilt SD70MACHs as 2135 arrives at Long Lake.
CP GP20C-ECO 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train West through Hampshire in the snow.
Santa Fe GP50 3842 leads a trio of Superfleet GP60Ms and a GP60B west on the south side of Streator with a 199 high priority Intermodal train made up mostly if not entirely of TOFC. Santa Fe was n... (more)
Hlcx 3845 and other's sit around at Metro East Industries
UP 4533 shoves the business train into the city winding through the S curve at Ogden Ave.
UP 4533 shove the UP business train off the Rockwell connection as its heads downtown for Ogilvie Transportation Center.
