A couple of passengers wait for a modified scheduled outbound train from Chicago as it lights up the post Blue Hour sky.
My second best fall color shot. An inbound train runs through the Hollywood stop as a couple of trees are in peak color. Another inbound is behind in the distance.
Chicago South Seattle crests the hill between Riverside and Brookfield as the fall colors begin to fade and the leaves are kicked up on the engineer's side of the train.
After arriving at Eola as a HGFDBRC train and sitting there almost 24hrs, the EMD trio is seen here in Brookfield in charge of a RCHI450 transfer from Eola to BRC Clearing.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? Well it has antlers. Rudolph became BN 2530.
Burlington's Denver Zephyr surprised me while I was waiting for the mail train in the background (shown in image 354169). It came out of nowhere and was by me in a flash. It had to be hitting at l... (more)
A mail train headed by a lone CB&Q E7A roared past me on the triple track mainline as she headed for downtown Chicago. This location was probably a little east of Congress Park, Il.
Growing up in Chicagoland, whenever the gates came down and we were stopped at a railroad crossing I couldn't wait until the train arrived. This image illustrates why. This is a Burlington crossin... (more)
A BNSF empty unit coal trains hurries west at Congress Park, IL near the end of the commuter rush.
The worlds largest train car sits in the Congress Park BNSF yard while a flock of foamers get their shots.
An outbound Metra train heads west on the BNSF Race Track.
A westbound suburban departs The Zoo Stop in the late afternoon.
The Brookfield dolphins watch over Metra MP36 405 as it barrels through Congress Park.
Late in the day, Metra 198 barrels west through Brookfield.
