Chicagoland 1988

Another "tiger stripe" GP50 leads a string of containers eastbound at Naperville past the Kroehler plant.

Short piggybacker, led by "Tiger striped" GP50, cruises eastward through Naperville.

Westbound 'dinky" at Hinsdale.

BN extra 3149 east at Hinsdale.

Small fuel tender and Cabless booster B30-7AB in the extra 3146 east.

Westbound tonnage behind a trio of EMD 4 axles at Hinsdale.

Combined Amtrak 5/25/35 begins another far-flung trek to the far west.

Solo B39-8E brings a short pig train westward past Highlands station.

Late afternoon sun adds warmth to the scene as 9904 accelerates another westbound out of town.

9911 and train at Hinsdale, just HAD to shoot here, as the name was so familiar, i.e. Hinsdale, MA.

9913 brings another dinky into town.

9915 shoving one into the City.

9917 continues it's westward trek after a pause in Hinsdale.

The afternoon parade continues.

About the cleanest one of the bunch, 9921 leads another westbound.

Another westbound dinky, led by the 9923.

9925 pushing an eastbound toward the Windy City.

Westbound CNW tonnage at Elmhurst.

Westbound CNW tonnage at Elmhurst.

Metra train 23 heads for the 'burbs of Chitown.

Eastbound "black diamonds" at Elmhurst.

Inbound Metra train 42 arrives at Elmhurst. We rode this one into town. You DIDN'T REALLY think I would DRIVE into town!?

Metra tr. 47 as seen from the rear of Metra tr. 49 as both pass through Forest Park

Metra tr. 49 at Elmhurst. This is the one we rode back from town. Gallery cars are interesting, they sure aren't Superliners.

Metra train 53 in the hands of a "veteran".

METRA tr. 44 by Findley Rd. at 10:31.

METRA tr.25 passing Findley Rd. at 11:23.

METRA tr. 27 arriving in Glen Ellyn at 12:24.

Westbound mixed freight passing through Glen Ellyn at 13:06.

Eastbound container train through Glen Ellyn at 13:36.

METRA tr. 31 arriving in Glen Ellyn at 14:28.

As tr. 31 pulls into the station at Glen Ellyn, tr.50 departs under a haze emitted by it's veteran E-8.

METRA tr.50 departing Glen Ellyn, shoved by E-8 513.

Skyline of the city from, IIRC, the Rainbow Park area.

Moving in a little closer to the city, this and following shots taken from Northerly Island/Adler Planetarium site.

Prudential Building in the center, with Hancock tower over to the right.

Looking northward toward Navy Pier and Northwestwern Univ. area.

What I was really looking for, views of the city at twilight and later.

Darkness settles in and the "jewels" begin to sparkle.

Darkness settles in and the "jewels" begin to sparkle.