RCP&E 3480 sits at the east end of Bensenville yard with CP 2-470.
2-470 approaches 65th Street in Bedford Park. At the crossing behind me, some idiot decided to play "chicken" with the train, forcing the engineer to hit the emergency brake.
After a short wait, 2-470 splits the signals at the 55th Street Interlocking. Just ahead, the train will exit the Kenton Line and swing onto the 59th Street Branch.
A trio of blue and golds are looking good as they make way through the backyards of Midway International Airport.
It's a sunny morning in the windy city as a trio of Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern (formerly Iowa, Chicago & Eastern) SD40-2's make way to BRC's Clearing Yard.
2-470 is on the move at 31st Street, headed south for BRC's Clearing Yard.
The trend of blue and gold SD40-2's continues in the Chicago area as a trio takes a second 470 train down the Belt, approaching 31st Street in Cicero.
Four blue and gold SD40-2's head east through Bedford Park on final to BRC's Clearing Yard.
The quartet of blue and golds holds at the Mars Metra station. Seconds later, a lunar signal aspect would appear and the 2-470 train would head into the 4 Lead of Galewood Yard to await a crew van... (more)
After holding for the Metra rush at Rondout, the morning clouds have cleared up nicely and the attractive quartet of blue and yellows are crusing down the old CNW with a 2-470 train.
With a fresh crew and signals all the way into the Ladder Lead (Track 9) of BRC's Clearing Yard, the quarter of blue and gold SD40-2's are looking mighty fine on this beautiful afternoon.
A quartet of blue and gold SD40-2's head east through Franklin Park, rolling under the Milwaukee Road signal bridge in town.