The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, or the “Chicago Sanitary District” makes their way back east to homebase in Stickney after unloading 26 cars at the fields in Mc... (more)

On a extremely cold winter morning, CSDX 3 shoves empties into the Metropolitan Water Reclamation plant in Stickney.

After dumping 13 cars, #3 makes its way to the mainline to prepare its runaround of the train. Closing in on its 69th year of service, #3 has been handling the brunt of the work for the past month... (more)

Shortly after passing under the Indiana Harbor Belt mainlines, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago makes an afternoon run with 7 loads for the fields. With SW1 #3 leadin... (more)

On the first day of March, one of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's venerable SW1's shoves a train of empties into one of the loading tracks of the Stickney plant.

As the snow melting process continues from the milder temps, the Sanitation District heads west through McCook with an afternoon train of 13 loads. From here, the train is a little over a mile fro... (more)

That's a load of crap! On a beautiful winter's day, an afternoon run to the Willow Springs drying fields is made by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. SW1 #3, closing ... (more)

CSDX SW1 3 shoves its train back into the Plant in Stickney.

In a lucky "sucker hole" of sun, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago heads east back to the plant in Stickney. SW1 #3, built in 1952, leads the way. With MP15D... (more)

CSDX #3, one of the Chicago Sanitary District's three venerable SW1's, shoves 13 empties to the loader in Stickney. The train just completed its trip from the dumping fields in Willow Springs.

On a pleasant September 27, 2018, all four locomotives at the Sanitary District of Chicago facility in Stickney, Illinois, were soaking up the early autumn sun. In this view, two-thirds of the op... (more)

CSDX 3, a 63-year old SW1 owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation of Greater Chicago, heads east under Harlem Avenue. This railroad is the only one in America that carries human waste. After d... (more)

CSDX SW1 #3, built in July 1952, has been polishing the rails for nearly 64 years at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. This was shot off the Harlem Ave overpass in Ly... (more)

Tom Golden photo.