This late afternoon shots show the variety of old BN and SF motors that are still around working the local jobs here in Chicago. Great to see even if the future looms on these paint jobs.
At Sunrise METX 116 heads for Orland Park after dropping off its passengers at Union Station, as another dinky heads west for the BNSF Race Track, an inbound for the station gets a yellow signal.
This three way meet in the afternoon dinky parade has the race track covered in trains. An inbound on Main 3, an express flying outbound out of Union Station down the middle at track speed and out... (more)
Lake Effect snow and lots of coal trains, I felt like I was in the PRB in the winter. This was the tenth coal train to pass my location prior to the weather getting really bad. This train was head... (more)