On a cold December day, Chicago Burlington & Quincy 5615 heads a freight west at Congress Park, Illinois. I managed to get this shot as she slowed to work the Indiana Harbor Belt interchange.
On its last day in service SP 9 heads south to Keeler from Owenyo on the Southern Pacific's narrow gauge Owens Valley line. SP 9 was handling the chores while SP 1, a GE 70-tonner was at Bakersfi... (more)
An old warhorse, Milwaukee Road L-3a 2-8-2 302 heads a transfer from Bensenville southbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt going under the ICRR at the interchange just west of Broadview.
Calumet Yard, on Chicago's south side, was the home of the last roundhouse built in the United States, completed in 1952. The modern yard and engine terminal was built to replace older facilities ... (more)
The face of two Texas-types, PRR and Santa Fe. One burned coal, the other burned oil and pulled coal. The Santa Fe engine is believed to be #5018 and was being shoved up to the water plug before... (more)