Headed for IHBs Riverside Yard, UP 6039 accelerates a short mixed freight train through La Grange ducking under BNSF's Chicago Subdivison and East Ogden Avenue with a quartet of power and a friend... (more)

A La Grange Park ambulance provides an interesting juxtaposition to the Metra cabcar bringing an inbound train into the station.

A western competitor in the form of Union Pacific 5842 races a train of baretables through La Grange on BNSF's busy Chicago Subdivision.

NS 9160-8429 lead a merchandise train through the park-like suburb of La Grange on the BNSF Chicago Subdivsion, commonly known as the "Racetrack".

Nearing it's terminus of Chicago Union Station after almost 300 miles, Amtrak 196 accelerates a 5 car Illinois Zephyr (380) out of La Grange after making a brief stop at the station in town.

The morning rush is beginning to pick-up on the BNSF 'racetrack' as an eastbound rolls through the Chicagoland suburb of La Grange with hotshot intermodal traffic. The leader, BNSF 1005 is sportin... (more)

BNSF 7901 leads a trio of GE products through the park-like town of La Grange with another mixed freight train, one of many that would pass by to prove this rail line's nickname 'the racetrack' tr... (more)

A Norfolk Southern whitehead leads UP ZEMCH, a Triple Crown Roadrailer train towards Landers Yard at La Grange, Il on IHB trackage.

Two of EMD's current projects sit outside the old La Grange plant. 9501 has had some modifications added to it including the radiator off of a SD70ace. Sitting inside the shop was EMDX 92, UP 9900... (more)

The trucking company sure parks close enough to the right of way... A transfer from Norpaul heads south.

I think this is the westbound combined Empire Builder and North Coast Ltd west of Chicago on the Triple Track. Kodachrome II film.

Due to major flooding and washouts along the Mississippi River, several BNSF trains which normally run the Aurora Sub were re-routed via CP and CN through Wisconsin. This particular train came dow... (more)

Due to major flooding and washouts along the Mississippi River, several BNSF trains which normally run the Aurora Sub were re-routed via CP and CN through Wisconsin. This particular train came dow... (more)

Must be something mighty important in that refrierator car!

Note combine to provide head-end power to the bi-levels