MILW F40C no. 48 shoves a rush hour commuter train under CNW's entry to Madison St. station on its way in to Union Station for passenger loading. Soon it will be headed to the suburbs north or wes... (more)

The CTA Holiday Train comes up to Tower 18 in Chicago while running the Pink Line.

RTA 124 arrives with a morning commuter train at Chicago Union Station. The unit is pushing the train into town. the bi-level cars are Milwaukee Road and the F40PH along with some F40Cs were repla... (more)

On a snowy November 11, 2019, an outbound Metra commuter train led by EMD F40PHM-3 No. 192 passes under the signal bridge at CP Taylor south of Chicago Union Station.

Heritage I Dash 9 no. 1095 and mate bask in the winter sun on a relatively snowless day at BNSF's Corwith Yard in Chicago, IL in the company of Santa Fe EMDs.

Santa Fe GP20 no. 3157 sports the yellow warbonnet scheme on an icy January day at Corwith Yard in Chicago. Dress blue units were certainly still viewable at this time as well.

Santa Fe 306C heads up a cluster of F units for the Super Chief at Archer Avenue in Chicago. As seen to the left this is the early Amtrak era, and some of the former Santa Fe passenger cars sport ... (more)

CTA Holiday train operating as an Orange Line Midway train makes turn north on to Wells.

A set of Bombardier 5000 Series cars clatters over the diamonds at Chicago Transit Authority’s busy junction at Tower 18 on the elevated “L” rapid transit railway above Lake and Wells Street... (more)

Santa Fe GP20s nos. 3158 and 3148 pose at Corwith Yard in January 1976. The "Dress Blue" road switcher scheme was certainly handsome and the GP20s would have been among the first units d... (more)

Santa Fe GP9U no. 2246 is coupled to its switching slug at Corwith Yard. The origin of this slug is unknown to me, other than it appears to be a former EMD switcher. The 2246 was built as ATSF 734... (more)

Santa Fe GP39-2 no. 3663 poses for a portrait on an icy January day at Corwith Yard, Chicago. During this period one could enjoy the bright yellow/blue warbonnet color scheme operating with a numb... (more)

Amtrak’s Pere Marquette train 371 heads south out of Chicago Union Station past BNSF EMD GP39-3 No. 2655 switching the BNSF/Metra 14th Street coach yard along Canal Street as it deadheads to the... (more)

An inbound Metra commuter train off the BNSF line to Aurora, Illinois, is about to pass under the signal bridge at Roosevelt Road approaching Chicago Union Station on November 11, 2019. Amtrak’s... (more)

It is windy and cold, with Chicago getting between three and four inches of snow as BNSF GP39-2 No. 2759 switches Metra bi-level cars at the BNSF/Metra coach yard along Canal Street on November 11... (more)