The Chicago West Pullman & Southern's bicentennial-painted SW8 sits outside the roundhouse at 100th Street awaiting its next assignment. Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.

Burlington Northern EMD E9 No. 9921 leads a westbound Metra commuter train out of Chicago on September 1, 1991. Dominating the background is 108-story, 1,450-foot Sears Tower. At completion in 197... (more)

Outbound Rock Island kicking up a bit of snow. Total accumulation ended up at around 10 inches.

A southbound CTA Red Line train emerges from underneath I-90 during a snowstorm

Big Blue, With A Touch Of Red. While EMD SW8 8687 it shows its Conrail heritage more prominently, its original owner Lehigh Valley's red (273, 9/1951) is becoming more obvious. At Maryland ... (more)

Snow is coming down hard on the Metra Electric District but inbound train 220 kicks it back into the air.

Chicago Heritage. After arriving at Chicago Union Station, Amtrak 22 (Texas Eagle) reverse out of the station on to the wye on Monday, January 4, 2021. Amtrak 146 (P42DC) pushes both Webb R... (more)

In “my kind of town”, a Metra electrical train rolls by 18th Street Station which is typically used for games at Soldier Field seen on the right.

Laying ballast down along the Kenosha Sub, UPY 715 and UP 819 pass the Ravenswood Metra Station at a snail's pace. The train is passing the Marianos, located at the intersection of W Lawrence Aven... (more)

An outbound Metra train rockets out of the city as it passes BNSF's Western Avenue Yard.

In charge of an extra grain train and clear of the 10 MPH restriction through McCormick Place, a pair of CN SD60's and a BNSF GEVO begin to open it up, southbound out of the city.

A trio of IC SD70's, the leader being a deathstar and the trailers being in CN paint, lead L536 under the vintage GM&O cantilever at Corwith.

After taking headroom out onto the GMO Lead, a couple H4 EMD's prepare their shove move into Corwith Yard.