Chicago, IL Album 2
Author: Robby Gragg
The second installment of railfanning in the windy city,
Photo Gallery
A nice cascade green GP39E sits at Corwith Yard.
Various EMD power sits around Corwith Yard.
The bluebonnet 3200 sits at Western Avenue.
Amtrak power sits under the Chicago skyline.
Light P42s head towards Union Station.
The Hoosier State backs out of Union Station, heading for the coach yard with the awesome looking F40PH heritage unit in the consist.
The 406 has been gutted of its motor, but Amtrak still did a awesome job painting it to look like new again!
Old meets new in Chicago, with a Phase III NPCU thrown in for good measure!
The Hoosier State backs into the coach yard.
These two units sure do look awesome together!
IHB GP40-2 4011 sits on display in Union Station for National Train Day.
CN SD70M-2 8936 sits on display in Union Station for National Train Day.
The MoPac heritage unit sits on display in Union Station.
The Pennsy E8s make a visit to Chicago for National Train Day.
Amtrak's Phase II heritage unit sits inside Union Station.
Amtrak's Phase I heritage unit sits inside Union Station.
Various power sits around the CRL shops in Chicago.
Two more INRD SD90s sit at Galewood Yard.
A IC&E ethanol train sits at Galewood.
UPY GP15 728 switches out Metra cars at OTC.
UP SD70M 4346 leads a detouring California Zephyr out of Union Station.
Amtrak SW1500 540 switches in Chicago.
Almost looks like a 1990's Amtrak train here!
The Phase IV heritage unit sits in Union Station.
CRL power sits around their shops.
Iowa 717 sits on the very far southwest side of Chicago.
Metra SW1 1 leads a set of highliners to Blue Island.
The CRL heads west towards Burr Oak Yard.
UPY 547 backs out of Morton Salt.
UPY 547 puts its train together at North Avenue Yard.
UPY 547 crosses a five way intersection, heading back to North Avenue Yard.
UPY 547 crosses a five way intersection, heading back to North Avenue Yard.
The Chicago Terminal takes to the streets of Goose Island.
ILSX 900 pulls the Chicago Terminal's Goose Island job over the Chicago River. This job is down to one day a week, as needed, so catching it isn't the easiest thing to do these days.
The CTR arrives back to North Avenue Yard.
Metra 109 leads a outbound under the Pennsy signals at Racine Avenue.
This little ADM 35 tonner sits next to the Metra tracks at Racine Avenue.
SOO Bandit 2066 sits in Galewood Yard.
This oddball looking track car sits at Western Avenue Yard.
The CRL heads west through Oakdale, about to enter the Metra Rock Island District.
The CRL enters the Metra Rock Island district and cranks it into Run 8.
The Terminal rolls down the center of Kingsbury on its way to Goose Island.
The Terminal drops off a gondola and continues to Big Bay Lumber.
Various Amtrak NPCUs sit at the shops in Chicago.
Amtrak 51 leads the Saluki down the St. Charles Airline as a inbound Metra passes under it.
Metra 185 pushes a inbound SWS train into the city.
AZER 6070 is far from Arizona as it sits under the Chicago Skyline.
Arizona Eastern E8 6070 backs around the Canal Street wye.
AZER 6070, the Gila Tomahawk, backs onto the BNSF at Canal Street for access to the airline.
The Gila Tomahawk now heads onto the St. Charles Airline.