In a Chicago snowfall on November 11, 2019, a hodgepodge of Amtrak equipment passes under Roosevelt Road overpass after departing Chicago Union Station. Amtrak P42DC No. 171 and B32BWH No. 504 pow... (more)

A four-pack of lite engines is seen moving around Corwith Yard. Tom Golden photo.

CN L536 making it’s slow trek through Chicagoland on it’s way from CN Glenn Yard to Kirk Yard in Gary, IN.

IC 1021 brings L536 down the Mainline of Mid America as they creep out of downtown. They crawl through this section of track since they have a restriction until fully out of McCormick Place.

Remnants of the GM&O remain on the CN Joliet Subdivision in Chicago as an afternoon running R967 (Recycle Job) approaches the diamonds with the former Santa Fe at Corwith. Powering the train is a ... (more)

All Illinois Central power on an all greyscale train of black and white tank cars.

Enroute to its destination of Glenn Yard, an afternoon running R967 waits for the signal to proceed west at Corwith. Powering the train today is a classic pair of Grand Trunk GP38-2's, the leader ... (more)

In the years before LED displays, the Rock Island used these low-tech tail signs hung on the rear car to help commuters identify their trains at Chicago's La Salle Street station.

A Chicago Transit Authority train passes CTA Tower 18 as it crosses the diamonds on the elevated route over Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 8, 2018. This railroad interlocking locat... (more)

The IC mainline through downtown can be tough to shoot and described best as a "canyon". With the line being elevated and access being limited it is a challenge to find a spot. Here we s... (more)

It's a rainy morning in the Windy City but the trains don't stop at 21st Street. Here we see the Cardinal crossing the Pennsy lift bridge downtown with AMTK 184 leading. 184 is the Phase 4 heritag... (more)

A venerable F40C pulls another outbound commuter train from Union Station. Notice the track work in the foreground. Provia 100 slide film.

The action is hot and heavy as two Metra trains pass on the north lead into Union Station while a CTA train rumbles by overhead in the background. Provia 100 slide film.