South Suburban Chicago Railroading

This Westbound Union Pacific coal empty at Kirkwood Missouri

Last winters Indiana Railroad Santa train at Oblong Illinois

The old Rock Island passenger depot sits alongside the quite rails of CSX

The KB&S train on the main line stopped next to the sign!

BNSF Railway power leads an empty westbound crude oil train.

Union Pacific priority intermodal rolls through Elmhurst on the Geneva sub main line, former C&NW

Train BICB leaving Blue Island for Council Bluffs Iowa

IHB Train "BP2" with BNSF power heads West at Blue Island Junction

Eastbound BNSF train BRCGAL at the Curve

These 3 old IC SW14, now CN power works the Markham "F" Yard lead job

The Westbound CRL local to Hines Lumber in Mokena rolls through Tinley Park

The old Griffith Interlocking tower.

The old Homan Avenue tower, built circa 1903 by the Chicago & Erie Railroad is looking pretty forlorn, there are attempts to save this structure

The old IC RR tower at Homewood

Iowa Interstate Rairoad train "BICB" rolls through Oak Forest

This Westbound Iowa Interstate road train rolls through Tinley, takne a few months ago

The old C&A depot, built in 1858 awaits the next days Metra train at Lemont

A Westbound Metra train arrives at the Blue Island Vermont Street Depot

Norfolk Southern power leads this IHB tranfer at Blue Island

This old GP and caboose sits at the railroad park

CSX tran Q117 nears th end of its run as it rolls through Blue Island

CN Railway train Q194 gets ready to depart Markham Yard

Soo Line power leads a CP transfer on the Belt Railway

Southbound Union Pacific train Z-YCMX rolls passed Glenwood

Eatbound BNSF Railway intermodal rolls past the station

Eastbound BNSF stack train rolls passed the tower

BNSF Railway rumbles passed the tower & station

This unique Amtrak unit on the back of train #307

Westbound Iowa Interstate train BICB rolls by after dusk

Special Treat, the normal middle of the night CSX drag freight, J745 rolled thorugh Joliet at about 9 PM

The New Metra depot at Orland Park

Metra train 829 arrives at Orland Park

Metra train 6062, the nightly "deadhead" heads East at CP Mokena

Westbound Metra train #523 pulls into the Mokena depot

Westbound Iowa Interstate 501 leads the road train through downtown Mokena

CN Railway runs a Westbound local through Frankfort, my first train shot in this town, excuse the off date on the picture.

The old EJ&E Jay Tower sits rather forlon looking, its been closed for about 12 years now

Westbound CN train M393 nears BRC Clearing Yard on the BRC main line at Menard Curve

This Canadian Pacific transer on the BRC main line near Midway Airport

Previously located across town away from the tracks, this Rock Island caboose is a nice find

Westbound Metra train #417 sits at the Hickory Creek Depot.

The nightly Iowa Interstate road train rolls passed the Hickory Depot, single unit with about 80 some cars