METX 425 leads an outbound by 16th street tower

OMLX 4200, a former Hudson Bay Railway GP40-2LW, prepares to grab cars from an industry in South Chicago.

OMLX 4200, a former Hudson Bay Railway GP40-2LW, switches some cars along Torrence Avenue in South Chicago.

Chicago Terminal crosses Fullerton Ave. with a car for Peerless Candy. The Chicago Terminal operated former Milwaukee/CP industrial trackage north and south from Goose Island on the near NW side ... (more)

A BC Rail barn leads the way west on NS 61F, shortly after exiting the BRC at Cragin. The train will continue down the CP to B12, where it'll hop onto the CN Waukesha Sub.

BCOL 4617 leads a sand train west out of the city, about to pass the Hanson Park station.

Sometimes, the best catches are the ones that come unexpectedly. NIRC #3, an SW1200 that was built in 1954 as the Milwaukee Road 2048, leads three cars over the 1919-built St. Charles Airline lift... (more)

OMLX 4200, a former Hudson Bay Railway GP40-2LW, sits at Chicago Rail Link’s shops while waiting for an assignment. Photo taken with my drone.

Metra 202 leads a outbound train past CP Morgan in Chicago. The Winnebagos usually don't run on the Milwaukee district, making this a odd sight.

After working local industries, GP15-1 #728 takes it easy in the coach yard, awaiting the next day's work.

UPY GP15-1 #729 takes headroom at the west end of the old Chicago & North Western California Avenue coach yard. These venerable former MoPac GP15-1's make multiple switching moves at this facility... (more)

Passing the 1907-built Tower A-2, the Milwaukee Road heritage unit makes its way to Fox Lake.

Holding on Rockwell 2, W226-21 waits for the signal at Kedzie with a former Clinchfield SD40-2 leading the charge.

A CTA Green Line train heads west out of the city, bound for Harlem/Lake.

UP GP40-2 1430 and CNW bay-window caboose 11119 wait for the next call to duty at the North Avenue Yard in Chicago. The CNW caboose, which is used for shoving moves, is right at home on former Nor... (more)