Amtrak 75 reverses the Chief's trainset through the wash rack in Chicago.

Two Metra trains pass outside Chicago's Union Station on a sunny March afternoon.

Amtrak 469, a cascades F59PHI leads Amtrak 7 under the Pennsylvania position lights at CP Morgan in Chicago, IL. these signals have since been taken down and 469 now wears metra livery as METX 92.... (more)

Amtrak 145 brings the City of New Orleans' equipment past the 18th street bridge in Chicago with the now gone Hoosier State next to it with a Dash 8 leading

With a double header of former Amtrak F59PHI's, an inbound Metra train shoves over the diamond at Tower A-2 and heads towards downtown on the Milwaukee District.

Metra F40 134 shoves towards downtown Chicago during a Friday afternoon rush hour on the elevated section of the UP line. The train will terminate at the Ogilvie Transportation Center and become a... (more)

Always check the usual suspects. June 16, 2017, the Amtrak Yard in Chicago was filled with interesting units. Both P42s 156 (Phase I) and 145 (Phase III) sat in front of the locomotive shop amongs... (more)

A pair of rush hour commuter trains pass at Van Buren Street Station.

A four car train approaches Van Buren Street Station.

Metra #3 (SW1200) has an unusual cargo, as the "Scenic View", "Tioga Pass", and "Hickory Creek" are in the yard on 6/16/2017. These cars were on their way to be added to the Joliet Rocket, which w... (more)

Alco S2 410 sits out in front of the shop at the Belt railway of Chicago Clearing yard. This is a simple but very good Paint Scheme. Original from my collection

An inbound Metra commuter train shoves under the PRR signal bridge at CP Morgan, with a former Amtrak Surfliner F59PHI providing the power for the train.

CTA Brown Line train 1225, the Holiday Train, snakes south by the Merchandise Mart.

On a rainy day, one of Rock Island's five BL2s leads a commuter train in Chicago. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

R.T. Steinbrenner Photo