The Capitol Limited passes through Chicago's Armour Square neighborhood on its way to Washington DC.

Metra 422, recently repainted with a black roof, leads a MDW doubleheader west past CP Morgan.

Metra F59PHI 90 leads the daily MDN doubleheader west past CP Morgan.

The NS local heads south through the Amtrak yard after switching Continental paper in Chicago.

With the Veterans NPCU pointing the way, Amtrak Hiawatha train #334 breezes by the tower at A-5, continuing the last leg of its journey from Milwaukee to Chicago. Tower A-5 was closed in November ... (more)

But we still call it the Sears Tower. Named for the Village of Itasca, Illinois, METX 183 (F40PH-2) leads train 1247 on the afternoon of February 18, 2020. The tall looming structure decorating th... (more)

A former Missouri Pacific GP15-1, now working for the Union Pacific, works the Blommer Chocolate Factory in downtown Chicago.

A sunny afternoon finds the BRC industry job working Charter Steel with MP15AC #151 in charge. Lately, this job has been a goldmine when it comes to having MP15's for power. The train also arrived... (more)

NKP 765 with the Joliet Rocket arrives LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, IL.

Little Geeps in the big city. A couple baby tunnel motors build trainsets at the old CNW California Avenue Coach Yard.

A mural under the Metra E111/Pullman Station on the former Illinois Central electric line protrays scenes for the industrial past of the neighborhood near the Pullman National Monument, National P... (more)

As the Chicago skyline stands tall, empty coke train W226-21 heads west down the former CNW as it makes way for interchange at UP's Proviso Yard and eventual forwarding to Roseport, MN. Leading th... (more)

Penn Central GP40 3166 and PC GP35 2317 former PRR 2317.

OMLX 9469, an ex-CN GP40-2LW, switches cars along Torrence Avenue in South Chicago.

One of three brand new from the factory SBC passenger service steam generator equipped GP40-2's trailing a southbound ICG consist departing Markham Yard.