Amtrak Charger no. 300 rolls into Chicago, trailing on the eastbound California Zephyr. There were plenty of clouds in the area, and the train itself was running about four hours late by this poi... (more)

An Amtrak train (didn't get the ID) crawls into Chicago Union Station on a warm afternoon in the Windy City. Though not visible in this photo, both Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private cars w... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

That Toddlin' Town. As Amtrak 58 (City Of New Orleans) was backing into Chicago Union Station on the afternoon of October 6, 2019, passengers in Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd bu... (more)

Under a beautiful sunset, WSOR T1 departs Clearing yard, bound for Janesville.

Metra trains wait at the Ogilvie Transportation Center to serve communities along the three Union Pacific operated lines that run from here. Included in the line up is UPY 711 shoving a consist in... (more)

A pair of Cascade green BN EMD's work a pulldown at Corwith Yard in Chicago. The diamonds where the CN Joliet and BNSF Chillicothe Subs cross can be seen in the background. It was a refreshing sig... (more)

A Precision National Leasing SD24, still in Southern paint, leads five other units on a Milwaukee Road train at Bensenville, Illinois. This was during the power shortage after bankruptcy and a m... (more)

These tracks have seen more plentiful days, though they are a reliable source for catching CN's fallen flags. On this day the Illinois Central leads the Grand Trunk and EJ&E

Thomas Szczesniak Jr. photo.

Two Nickel Plate Alco PA's 181-183 Blue Birds, meeting a smoking Rock Island Alco RS-3 494 near Chicago's La Salle Street Station in August 1961. Photo from my collection, Photo by Van Dusen.

Led by the uniquely painted E6A, a Rock Island passenger train heads south from LaSalle Street Station. Tom Golden photo.

With the Sears Tower under construction, a Rock Island passenger train departs LaSalle Street Station. Tom Golden photo.

Taken from the nose of a BL2, the Monon has placed its caboose in position for a return drag home to Hammond after dropping off a transfer to the BRC's Clearing Yard. Tom Golden photo.

Between trips, former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) sits in the yard in Chicago, Illinois on the afternoon of August 12, 2... (more)