Amtrak's new Borealis, train 1340 hammers through Tower A-6 approaching their final destination of Chicago, IL with a veteran GE P32BWH leader.

Amtrak daily train no. 3 (the "Southwest Chief") left Chicago Union station only a few minutes before and is now heading west to Los Angeles with a classic pair of P42DC.

Metra 405, the MILW heritage unit, leads Heritage Corridor 919 South out of downtown Chicago.

Daily's CN L536 is passing the Metra Kensington/115th Street station on a glory afternoon, with IC 1010 leading and some other interesting engine as it runs towards Gary, Indiana.

Amtrak P42DC 160 (50th Anniversary) in Phase III scheme is leading train 393 "Illini" to Carbondale and passes the Metra Kensington/115th Street station.

Metra SD70MACH 505 is leading an outbound train and let behind it the Chicago's skyline, during the golden hour.

Idling between runs. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection. These humpback whales had a sorta Alco-esqe look but they were like many earlier GEs, unloved by the owners. Wouldn't this brute l... (more)

Mid-Street South Shore. One of the highest numbered Nippon-Sharyo Highliner II cars, METX 1375 (built 2012-2016), was only a few years old when it led METRA Train 329 towards South Chicago ... (more)

EJ&E SD38-2 659 departs the Port of Chicago with CN L512,

It's business as usual in the Amtrak Yard, as Amtrak 517 shoves on a solo car. To the left, a fellow Dash 8 awaits an assignment.

Amtrak Dash 8 #517 is dodging the shadows and passing the yard tower, shuffling around a single car.

Going Old School. Under the watchful eye of the Chicago skyline, the Cardinal's trainset is slowly making its way around the curve at CP Lumber, preparing to make its move to the yard. On t... (more)

A brand new Conrail C30-7A is used in maintenance of way service in Chicago.

High Speed In Chicago. In the early morning hours of February 18, 2020, Amtrak Acela 2 Train Set 1 arrived in Chicago, Illinois on its way to Pueblo, Colorado for operational testing in the... (more)

A combined Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific train comes into Chicago. At this time the UP preferred the use of the Milwaukee Road tracks to come into Chicago versus the C&NW.