One of Metra’s “new” SD70MAC passenger rebuilds taking charge of this pre-rush outbound.

For the second time in the past month, Amtraks New Orleans to Chicago train has experienced locomotive issues, causing CN to send a rescue pilot to drag the set to Chicago. Todays rescue sports a ... (more)

In the final hours of sunlight, CNs Kirk to Glenn yard transfer rumbles along the lakefront with a pair of Illinois Central SD70s for power.

Amtrak's Cardinal, along with some equipment from Beech Grove, goes for a spin after dropping off passengers in Chicago.

Metra's new SD70MAC-H's finally get to experience some warm days, as their first summer approaches.

A pair of ex-Amtrak F59's lead a UPW outbound in the first hints of sunset.

Metra SD70MACH 508 leads a outbound train out of downtown Chicago.

After unloading passengers, the City of New Orleans makes its way out of Union Station with IC 1027 leading the way to yard the train at the 18th Street Facility.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, shoves into Chicago Union Station to load a train of passengers for Aurora.

A typical Chicago scene....on most days. It's certainly not everyday you see an Illinois Central locomotive leading an Amtrak train, but that's what we have here as a late City of New Orleans shov... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound Metra West Line train #37 is off from their station stop at the UP shops. The train dropped off a bunch of employees. The group will grab 10 units to the left and head downtown to pick u... (more)

One of the new Metra 501 (rebuilt KCS, SD70MACs) rolls outbound, out of Union Station and across Canal St. in downtown Chicago Illinois

Amtrak Midwest engines and cars up front with an Amfleet and Horizon food car toward the rear.