The New Kid On The Block. METX 504, one of Metras brand new SD70MACH’s sits outside of Progressive Rail’s shops in McCook awaiting testing.

UP’s KD local returns back to Belvedere with two GP15-1’s leading 5 cars from Cimco and 2 interchange cars from the IR, as they are seen here crawling over the Kishwaukee River in Downtown Che... (more)

On a windy and frigid cold morning, UP’s KD Local crosses the Rock River with two GP15-1’s and two interchange cars from the IR to take back to Belvedere. The conductor rides the head end over... (more)

UP’s KD local heads back towards Belvedere with 5 cars from Cimco, as they street run on Madison Street past Mary’s Place in Rockford with two UP GP15-1’s, Y700 and Y644.

Two of Metra’s specially painted locomotives meet at Joliet Union Station. Metra 425 (Rock Island heritage) waits to depart inbound to Chicago on the RI line while Metra 104 (City of Chicago ins... (more)

Busy times at CP 502, as Amtrak 352 races east, and B09 hops off the Indiana Harbor Belt and onto the NS with two SD40-2’s, before being held up at CP 501. The historic Inland Steel Office Build... (more)

L536 traverses south out of Downtown Chicago at 31st Street with a duo of IC SD70’s on a warm afternoon.

Sir, you can’t park there! Union Pacific YBE51X heads back from Loves Park on the UP KD line with scrap cars from Cimco to take back to Belvedere. They have came to a halt due to a broken down c... (more)

Former BCOL Alco RS18 629 rusts away at Burns Harbor with It’s final few weeks left, before it meets the razor blades of the scrapper In a few weeks.

GTW takeover on The J. L512 prepares to head into Kirk Yard past the recently closed Majestic Star Casino with a GTW duo, 4632 and 4906. With the GP9R being limited to leading trains due to no PTC... (more)

L-CHI105 wastes no time as they head west over the Des Planes River in Lemont with a H1 GP38-2, H4 GP60 and a Bluebonnet GP60.

Metra’s “City Of Chicago” inspired locomotive screams past the Historic Gaylord Building in Downtown Lockport with Heritage Corridor 919.

M-CHIGAL crosses the Sanitary & Ship Canal in Lemont on a cold evening with a Heritage 1 scheme GP38-2, BNSF 2321 taking charge.

During the wee hours of the morning, U-FCLEOL disrupts the silence past the Plano CB&Q era depot as it travels the last few miles before it’s arrival to Eola Yard with a sand train for the IR. B... (more)

Q198 crosses the DuPage River in Plainfield with the Wisconsin Central heritage locomotive, after preforming a rolling meet with a northbound M343 at CP Field just to the north.