Amtrak Lincoln Service train 303 departs Chicago, Illinois, on a snowy November 11, 2019. The train is passing the a group of Metra bi-level trains laying over at the BNSF’s 14th Street coach ya... (more)

During a mid-morning lull in traffic, the Great Hall at Chicago Union Station is mostly empty and quiet on November 11, 2019. The recently refurbished Great Hall was built in 1925, the 219-foot lo... (more)

Chicago great western Baldwin S12 40 sits among other retired units at a dealer in Chicago. The interesting thing about this unit is the ALCO Blunt trucks under it. I do not know why that happene... (more)

Santa Fe H-12-44TS no. 542 is at Corwith Yard shortly before retirement. This was one of three units (541-543) that were purchased to handle passenger switching, thus equipped with a high short ho... (more)

Santa Fe 8502, a U33C, was delivered in the dress blue scheme in June 1969. Less than five years later it shows off its blue/yellow warbonnet scheme at Corwith Yard in Chicago. A little research ... (more)

An amazing piece of trackage is used on the southern approach to Chicago Union Station to keep busy passenger train traffic of Amtrak and Metra fluid that includes diamonds and double-slip switche... (more)

Santa Fe FM 557 handles switching of former Santa Fe power for Amtrak at Archer Avenue Yard south of downtown Chicago. Amtrak acquired a number of Santa Fe F unit relics to help them take over San... (more)

In September 1972, a visit (my first) to Santa Fe's Corwith Yard in southwest Chicago netted a heard of zebras in the form of both black and silver and black and white Illinois Northern Alco S4s i... (more)

The crew for Santa Fe’s hot 199 train stands by in front of some locomotives being switched in front of the yard tower at Corwith Yard as they wait for an inbound train to pass on August 30, 198... (more)

Exiting the Great Hall at Chicago Union Station, this grand hallway leads “To All Trains” of the north and south concourses on November 8, 2018.

With sunrise approaching and blue in the north sky becoming brighter 191 shoves a Burlington West Line service toward Union Station.

Autumn Color Express returns from West Virginia entering Lumber Street Facility through back route.

An ex-Amtrak F59, now owned by Metra, leads an outbound commuter train under the former PRR signal bridge at CP Morgan during rush hour on a March evening.

CTA 2400s on a heritage fund charter sit at the center track at O'Hare Airport.

An original Kodachrome slide from my collection; the photographer was note specified.