A BNSF bonnet on point of three more dash-9s and a short string of loaded well cars waits for signals as a manifest heads east
An outbound el train heads into the setting sun
a UP coal drag sits parked at the edge of the Oak Park Metra station, waiting for another empty unit train a few yards ahead to move out.
nose detail on this rare ex-BN GP15T. Note the word "Springfield" on the frame just below "BNSF," the meaning of has been explained thanks to the knowledge of other railpictures members.
An outbound Illinois Zephyr zooms by a light power move getting ready to go back into Clyde yard.
an NS SD70 with an ex-Conrail dash-9 behind it passes a BN caboose.
a doubler header Metra highballs west. I saw this same pair earlier in the day east bound. Both of them were smoking like Alcos.
What a move! An EMD geep, an ex-BN GP30, and an ex-BN GP15-1
A UP coal drag heads across the CN while a UP train waits its turn. Shortly after taking this photo I was told I was trespassing by an NS police officer. Looks like Panhandle Junction is now offic... (more)
Amtrak 500 pulls a cut of superliners out to the coach yard. This is my 70th accepted shot, fifth Amtrak shot, and second shot of a P32.
the new South Gate Market complex is maybe the best thing to happen to railfanning the CUS yard since the E8
the crew on NS 9001 puts these two engines away with the rest of the visiting power before going dead.
a string of ex-CN GP9s sits out with some BNSF power at the east end of the IHB yard
An interesting meeting of the BNSF's heritage: Two different merger paint schemes sandwich an unpatched BN SD60M, as the three units bring a hotshot stack train east past AT&SF searchlight signals
