Amtrak 130, the railroad's 40th Anniversary "Phase II" locomotive, races towards Chicago with the eastbound Carl Sandburg, as Metra's vintage CB&Q Fairview Ave depot looks on.

With the regional trains mostly having IDOT SC44 chargers nowadays, a P42DC has made its way onto the Carl Sandburg for the first time in awhile, also being the new Phase I heritage unit, AMTK 161... (more)

Amtrak 519 departs Galesburg with the eastbound Carl Sandburg during a snow squall.

Amtrak Phase III NPCU 406 leads the eastbound Carl Sandburg into Naperville.

Eastbound Illinois Zephyr makes a brief stop at La Grange before rolling out its final miles in to Chicago.

The outbound Carl Sandburg flies through Leland on the Mendota Sub

Amtrak NPCU 90222, still in Phase III paint, trails the eastbound Carl Sandburg at Galesburg.