A Southbound tank train gliding down the C&M towards Bensenville through the Northern suburbs of Chicago with a welcomed SD70ACU leader. I was on my way to Wisconsin when I saw this guy sitting ju... (more)
Metra 134 shoves a train towards Chicago as it pulls out of Lake Forest. The unit has a fresh paint job due to being rebuilt recently. The conductor told us that he thought that this was the uni... (more)
A nice trio of CP EMD's hustle east through Lake Forest on the former Milwaukee Road. They're in charge of train 286, which runs from St. Paul to Bensenville. The lead unit is of former Delaware &... (more)
While a Charger locomotive provides the power on the north end, a non-powered NPCU brings up the markers as a Hiawatha Service train to Milwaukee rolls through the Lake Forest Metra station at tra... (more)
Amtrak NPCU #90221, née F40PH #221, leads a Hiawatha Service train past the depot at Lake Forest, Illinois. Being one of Amtrak's Veteran's units, the 90221 is instantly recognizable and is a sta... (more)
Amtrak Dash 8-32BWH #517 leads a Hiawatha Service train past the depot at Lake Forest, Illinois. The frigid temperatures seem to have been sidelining the brand-new SC-44 Chargers and bringing out ... (more)
Two Metra trains meet at the Lake Forest station in the northern part of Chicagoland. The train on the left is inbound to Chicago, while an outbound train approaches on the adjacent track. Since t... (more)