#3 is strolling right along through Lyons with 13 recently dumped empties.

Paralleling Canal Bank Road, SW1 #3 hauls its train back to the plant in Stickney.

With the morning dump complete, 70 year old CSDX SW1 #3 brings its train out to the main to prepare its run around. The John Deere escavator, which assisted in the dump, waits to head back to its ... (more)

CSDX SW1 3 shoves its train of empties into the plant in Stickney.

It's true. Shit really does roll downhill. Here's an up close and personal look at the "dumping process", at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's dryin... (more)

The little switcher that could! On a beautiful Spring morning, CSDX #3 is in charge of 13 empties from the drying fields of Willow Springs. Bound for the plant in nearby Stickney, the train... (more)

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's water treatment plant In Stickney Is seen in the background, as SW1’s #’s 3 and 2 are In the process of shoving 26 empties into... (more)

Nearly 140 years of service working together. CSDX SW1's 3 and 2 head back east to the Stickney plant after making their morning dump at the drying fields in Willow Springs.

With 18" of fresh powder on the ground, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago SW1 #3 is seen heading west between I-55 and the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal. SW1 #3 w... (more)

In a heavily industrialized (and incredibly smelly) corner of downtown Chicago, the morning run of the Sanitary Train is concluding as it backs its train into the plant. The historic SW1 will cut ... (more)

On the first official day of winter, also the shortest day of the year, The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is seen here doing the morning tradition of shoving their emp... (more)

It's a very small section, but the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago performs some street running here in Forest View, where the MWRDGC tracks and Canal Bank Road come tog... (more)

This is where the magic happens. SW1 #3 shoves 13 empties into track 3 at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's treatment plant in Stickney, IL. Loaded side dump cars ar... (more)

A sight that'll never get old to me is the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's SW1's leading trains. It's even nicer when they have a larger train and run with a pair of u... (more)

It's business as usual on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago as #'s 3 and 2 lead 26 empties under Harlem Avenue in Forest View. The 26 side dump cars were recently dump... (more)