One of Metra's former Amtrak Surfliner F59PHI's shoves an inbound commuter train towards downtown during a Friday evening rush. The train is passing under a former CNW signal bridge at the Tower A... (more)

On a nice morning, a BNSF SD70ACe and an SD70MAC await a new crew at Union Avenue with eastbound coal loads.

OMLX 4200 pulls north passed the old Acme Coke Plant along Torrence Avenue in South Chicago, IL.

A Red Line train to 95th speeds past Armitage on the express tracks. The train will shortly descend into the subway to traverse downtown.

Metra 407 leads an outbound weekend train down the Rock Island toward Joliet.

Amtrak's California Zephyr departs Chicago Union Station headed to the west coast. Though this train no longer operates the vista domes that made it famous, the scenery along the route is just as ... (more)

One of Metra's unique "Winnebago" locomotives pushes a train in to Chicago's Union Station on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. In the background, an outbound train can be seen departing. Both train... (more)

Central Illinois Switcher heads to BNSF Ashland Yard with scrap steel loads. The 1206 was recently painted in Burlington inspired scheme.

METX 425 leads an outbound by 16th street tower

OMLX 4200, a former Hudson Bay Railway GP40-2LW, prepares to grab cars from an industry in South Chicago.

OMLX 4200, a former Hudson Bay Railway GP40-2LW, switches some cars along Torrence Avenue in South Chicago.

Chicago Terminal crosses Fullerton Ave. with a car for Peerless Candy. The Chicago Terminal operated former Milwaukee/CP industrial trackage north and south from Goose Island on the near NW side ... (more)

A BC Rail barn leads the way west on NS 61F, shortly after exiting the BRC at Cragin. The train will continue down the CP to B12, where it'll hop onto the CN Waukesha Sub.

BCOL 4617 leads a sand train west out of the city, about to pass the Hanson Park station.

Sometimes, the best catches are the ones that come unexpectedly. NIRC #3, an SW1200 that was built in 1954 as the Milwaukee Road 2048, leads three cars over the 1919-built St. Charles Airline lift... (more)