Pace buses at the end of the line. La Grange Illinois USA. December 1998.

Seen here at the west terminal of the Pace routes # 304 La Grange -and # 302 Ogden / Stanley bus lines, are two Pace Orion transit coaches awaiting their scheduled eastbound departure times.

Corner of Archer Avenue and Pulaski Road. June 1986. Chicago Illinois USA.

I took this photo looking at the northeast corner of Archer Avenue and south Pulaski Road in June of 1986. A 1970's era Chicago Transit Authority GMC bus, has just picked up some passengers, and is waiting for the traffic light to turn green.

Happy Holidays from the greater Chicagoland area.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
to all from Chicago, and the surrounding
suburbs.
This Christmas house was photographed
in west suburban Riverside Illinois in
December of 2006. It looks like Snoopy
and his buddy the Grinch, are having a
fine time out on the front lawn tonight.

How I arrived at My favorite railfan locations. Hayford Junction. December 1988.

Yes its true folks....I didn't always own a car.
Prior to Febuary of 1991, This is how I got around when I wasn't taking the bus, or -
riding in the back seat of My families car.
This blue "General New Horizon" 12 speed
mountain bike, gave Me dependable transportation and a great physique. It helped Me to keep My weight off for about 6 or 7 years.

Eastbound Chicago, Central & Pacific freight train. North Riverside Illinois USA. December 1988.

The C,C & P was a short lived "Regional Railroad" created from the sale of the Illinois Central Gulf railroad's Iowa Division Mainline.
This rail line ran between Chicago Illinois and Waterloo Iowa for approximately 11 years. The newly reorganized Illinois Central, bought the line back around 1996, and operated it as such until the big merger with the Canadian National Railroad in 1999. A trio of former Illinois Central Gulf diesel locomotives is bringing the train of mostly grain hoppers into Chicago Illinois.

Westbound Burlington Northern freight train. La Grange Illinois USA. December 1988.

Moving west and gaining speed, is a Burlington Northern freight train passing through suburban
La Grange Illinois. December of the year 1988
was actually mild and did provide a fair number of sunny days and no snowfall to be seen.
It was a brown christmas that year in the Chicago area.

Merry Christmas from Eddie's Railfan Page.

Seasons Greetings from Chicago everybody!
Seen here adding a very "Festive" touch to My blog site, is a lovely Christmas Tree, at the Bridgeview Illinois public library. Located in Chicago's southwest suburbs, the Bridgeview library is one of the most up to date librarys,with one of the nicest and most helpful staff in Chicagoland.

Block signals at work. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

Seen here at the Metra Hanson Park commuter rail station, are a set of block signals. These signals are used to control "Train Traffic" on the very busy Canadian Pacific railroad mainline.
According to the upper right side one...An approaching freight train heading to the Belt Railway of Chicago's interchange at Craigin Junction, has just recieved clearance to proceed.

Eastbound Canadian Pacific freight train. Hanson Park Metra station. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

I took this sunset image, at the Metra Hanson Park commuter rail station. This little station stop is located near Central and Grand Avenues on Chicago's northside. Here is where the Canadian Pacific's former Milwaukee Road freight mainline branches off the commuter mainline to interchange with the Belt Railway of Chicago at Craigin Junction approximately one mile east of here.

Light engine movement. Western Avenue station. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

An MP-36 -PH passenger locomotive working for Chicago's Metra commuter rail agency, has just left the Grand Avenue coach yard, and is seen begining it's 'Reverse" journey to Chicago Union Station downtown.
These populair "New" diesel locomotives are built by a company known as Motive Power Industries, wich is based in Boise Idaho.

Union Pacific Railroad M-19 Diesel Locomotive Shop. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

Seen here basking in the bright winter sunshine,
are several examples of EMD and G.E diesel
locomotives awaiting servicing and maintainance. This is the Union Pacific -former Chicago & NorthWestern M-19 Diesel Locomotive shops.
This place is located on Chicago's westside at 400 North Pulaski Rd. This scene was photographed along West Kinzie Street looking northeast.

Winter on the Kenosha Wisconsin trolley line. January 2001.

I had taken these weekday photos, on location in the city of Kenosha Wisconsin during early January of 2001. The weather featured lots of clear skies and brilliant sunshine, however....
it was a very dangerous 5 above zero with sharp windchill factors around 10 below zero. It is a wonder My camera didn't freeze. There were frostbite advisories announced on the local radio stations.
Cold weather or not, the Kenosha electric streetcar system was still up and running. I took a couple of rides around the streetcar loop, and the car had very adequette heat inside. The streetcarr operates mostly on private grassy right of way. The sections of private right of way, had tall snowbanks on each side up to the bottom of the cars windows in some sections. The city was recovering from a recent lake effect blizzard. Kenosha Transit plows the streetcar right of way, with a small 2 axel Unimong truck. This vechicle is equipped with a wedge plow, and retractable "Hi Rail" wheels for track running.

Kenosha Wisconsin streetcar heading east on 56th Street. Kenosha Wisconsin USA. January 2001.

Before I ever became a "Salesman", I was employed as a local delivery truck driver. The company I worked for in Romeoville Illinois, would occasionally send Me into the Kenosha Wisconsin area on deliveries. After making one of those Late Day -Last stop deliveries, I took a lunch break and photographed the Red Kenosha streetcar near the city's lakefront on Lake Michigan. Heading east on 56th Street, is the red car wich hails from Toronto Ontario Canada. This trolley was built in 1951, and was rebuilt and refurbished during the late 1990's. It is painted red to honor a Pennsylvania streetcar company called "Pittsburgh Railways", wich operated this type of streetcar in the same color scheme.
It was a very windy and bone chilling 5 above zero in Kenosha on this day. Brrrrrrrr.

Kenosha Wisconsin electric streetcar. January 2001.

Heading west into the late afternoon sunshine, is a former Toronto Transit Commision (TTC)
electric streetcar, now operated by Kenosha Transit. It was a very windy and blustery 5 above zero farenheight, when I took these winter photographs. It was wool hats -gloves -a scarf -
or a really good Ski Mask if You had one handy.
The crystal clear bright sunshine compensated for all that nasty bitter cold.
The tall snowbanks on the streetcar's private right of way, gives evidence of a recent and very heavy "Lake effect" snowstorm.

Your host and photographer on location. Forest Park Illinois USA. November 2006.

Hello everyone!
Seasons Greetings from Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
Here I am at work, on location in west suburban Forest Park Illinois. I had just finished servicing a Sales Account, and thought it would be fun to include an occasional "Mug Shot"of Myself here at My blog site.
I am employed working as an outside sales representative
for a local Chicago soft drink bottling company. Sales is a
challenging career to follow, but it does have it's rewards.

It's -be-ginning -to look a lot -like Christ -mas.

The greater Chicagoland area has been ready to put
up Christmas / Holiday decorations from the word "Go",
and apparently, the merchants on Chicago Avenue in the suburb of Oak Park Illinois, are not an exception.
Christmas 2006 in Chicago, looks like it will be a very
festive and colorful season this year.

Seasons Greetings Everyone.
Eddie.

Inbound Metra train at the Forest Glenn station. Chicago Illinois USA. November 2006.

I took this right time/ right place railfan photograph of a Chicago bound Metra commuter train at the Forest Glenn station, located on North Elston Avenue. This commuter flag stop station is located on Chicago's northwest side. The rail line seen here is the former Milwaukee Road line to Fox Lake Illinois. The billboard advertising Coca Cola is using snow scenes and polar bears, to remind us that Christmas is coming to Chicago soon.

Eastbound Canadian Pacific Railroad freight train. Elmwood Park Illinois USA. November 2006.

I was on My way to work on this Tuesday morning in November of 2006, when I had spotted the approaching headlights of an eastbound Canadian Pacific (Ex Milwaukee Road)
freight train , passing through suburban Elmwood Park Illinois. I just barely had enough time to pull over, and jump out of My car with a trusty digital camera in hand. The train is being pulled by two relatively new General Electric AC44 CW diesel locomotives.

Westbound CTA Blue Line train stopping at Oak Park Avenue station. Oak Park Illinois USA. November 2006.

I took this early "Rush Hour" afternoon photo,looking east from the Oak Park Avenue overpass bridge on the I-290 Congress Expressway.
We are in the village of Oak Park Illinois, just west of the Chicago city limits, and the evening rush hour commute is just begining for many people heading home from work. The Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit lines have already dispatched several 8 car rush hour trains on line.

Happy Holidays from Eddie's Railfan Page.

Good morning everyone!
Happy Holidays to all, and Welcome to Eddie's Railfan Page.
In todays edition, I will be showing You a selection of -
"Funky railroad themed stuff around Chicagoland".
The old fashioned street lamp seen here, is actually
still "Gas Powered" as this type was in the early 1900's,
and is located near the Metra Riverside commuter rail
station on the BNSF Railway mainline.

Franksville Restaurant. Located at North Harlem Avenue and West Addison Street. Chicago Illinois USA.

Located on the southwest corner of Harlem
Avenue and Addison Street, is this fast food
restaurant with an unuasual Railroad Themed
sign resembling an old steam locomotive from
the 1800's era.
During the 197o's, this restaurant was originally
located just north of Wrigley Field, the home of
the Chicago Cubs national league baseball team.

Caboose preservation. Hodgkins Illinois USA.

I took this evening photo after work, on
location is southwest suburban Hodgkins
Illinois just outside of the village of
Countryside Illinois.

This retired Atchinson, Topeka, & Santa Fe
caboose, is now part of a display called the
Santa Fe Prairie, wich is along River Road.

All aboard the choo choo express. The Westfield Mall at Chicago Ridge Illinois USA.

A multi seasonal favorite for all the little
railfans, is this small electric powered
facsimili, that can be found in several of
the indoor shopping malls.

These little ride on trains can be easilly
set up or taken down, and are used -
during special Holiday times, such as
Christmas -Easter -or Summer Holidays.

The locomotive is modelled after simulair
American locomotives from the mid 1800's
that featured single driving wheels ,diamond
smoke stacks -box headlights -cowcatcher
pilots -and colorful paint schemes. This train operates on 3 rail / center rail powered track
at a low voltage, much like a miniature Lionel train set.

Northbound Burlington Northern Railroad freight train. Brighton Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1988.

Chicago's winter scenery can be anything from snowy Christmas card scenes, or barren straw brown landscape. A dry but cold and windy Saturday afternoon in January of 1988, finds us looking west at Brighton Junction on Chicago's near southwest side. I took this photograph looking west on the Illinois Central Railroad tracks. A northbound Burlington Northern transfer freight train on Conrail trackage, is just clearing the Illinois Central mainline crosstracks.

A Conrail freight train waiting for clearance. Brighton Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1988.

A dry but cold winter day in Chicago Illinois, finds a southbound Conrail freight train waiting for clearance at Brighton Junction. It was a cold and windy day with temperatures in the low 20's.

Hot beverages on a cold January afternoon.

The crew of a Conrail freight transfer train was waiting on a lenghty "Hold order" at Chicago's Brighton Junction, in January of 1988. Just below the embankment on a gravel service driveway, is a Burger King restaurant. While the crew was basically "Stuck Waiting" for clearance to proceed, The man in the yellow wool hat -walked down the driveway, and purchased some hot coffees and sandwiches for his crew buddys onboard.
The weather was sunny this day, but very cold and windy.
Hot drinks were more than welcome today.

Westbound Amtrak at Brighton Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1988.

I took this picture looking north. I went on location to Brighton Junction, on a sunny but frigid Saturday afternoon, in January of 1988.
Brighton Junction is located on Chicago's near southwest side, just west of the intersection of Archer and Western Avenues. December and early January were both relatively snowless,
however...this was weather that required a
wool hat and a pair of gloves temperature wise.
In the background can be seen the long gone
Campbell soup factory. Notice the water tank that resembles a can of their soup.

The Chicago winter of 1967 reanacted? The Midwest Transit Bus Museum. Cresthill Illinois USA. January 2001.

Hello everybody! Welcome to Eddie's Railfan Page! Today is "Bus Day" here at My blog site. I took this photo of a retired Chicago Transit Authority 1955 Flxible / Twin Coach Company propane bus in a snow drift. No, this isn't that awfull
blizard of 1967 that My family talked about. Chicago had an unusually heavy blizzard that winter, and it litterally brought Chicago to it's knees. These buses were in service back then on Chicago's city streets. I have happy childhood memorys of riding these buses growing up during the 1960's and 70's in Chicago. I rode these buses on the Route #82 Homan Kimball Avenue bus line -the Route # 52 Kedzie California Avenue line after electric trolleybuses were phased out in 1969 -the Route #60 Blue Island Avenue line -and on the Route#47 47th Street bus line,
as well as the Ashland and Damen Avenue bus lines. The last CTA propane bus was retired in 1974 after serving time as a maintenance work bus.
The bus in the photo was last used as a storage shed near O'Hare Airport.
This particulair bus does not have any seats inside of it, and is used for tire storage at the bus museum. It is very inoperable.

1959 CTA Flxible/ Twin Coach Co 35ft propane bus. The Midwest Transit Bus Museum. Cresthill Illinois USA. January 2001.

I took this photo on location in the town of Cresthill Illinois near the city of Joliet.
Seen here is a 1959 propane powered transit coach built by the Flxible /Twin Coach Company. This was from the last order of propane buses for the Chicago Transit Authority, and was retired around 1973. It spent it's last year of CTA service wearing this homemade "Christmas Mural", wich was hand painted by one of Chicago's high schools. This bus is operable, and has a full interior. I rode these old buses growing up in the city of Chicago -during their final years of operation on Chicago's city streets.

1961 CTA Flxible fishbowl transit bus. The Midwest Transit Bus Museum. Cresthill Illinois USA. January 2001.

I had taken this photo in January of 2001, in Cresthill Illinois near the city of Joliet.
This former CTA bus, was last used as a mobile election voting center at some time during the 1980's. This is a 1961 Flxible "New Look",transit coach wich were also called "Fishbowls" because of there unique windshield design. The unusual side windows give this bus away, as being from the Chicago Transit Authority's first order for new look Flxible buses. The Flxible fishbowls were retired from CTA service in 1986, but the ones from the 1961 order were actually the first ones to go from the CTA roster during the mid to late 1970's. This bus had it's seats removed and obtained a new makeshift blue paint job for Mobile Election Poling Place service before retirement.

Wintertime at the Midwest Transit Bus Museum. Cresthill Illinois USA. January 2001.

I had taken this photo, on a very sunny but cold January afternoon in the year of 2001. I had just left My job for the day, wich was located about 2 miles north of here on -
Illinois Route No# 53 in Romeoville Illinois, and stopped by to visit the Midwest Transit Bus Museum of wich I was a member of back then. Although none of My fellow members were there on location at the time, This photograph shows how the museum collection looked like during winter in the Joliet area. This museum collection of privately owned retired antique transit buses, is located on an industrial storage lot at Route #53 and Caton Farm road in the town of Cresthill Illinois.

Time for breakfast! Granny's Country Kitchen. 8401 South Roberts Road. Justice Illinois USA.

Good morning everybody!
Welcome to Eddie's Railfan Page.
I am starting todays posting "Early" today, and felt it was time to start My morning with a really good hearty homestyle breakfast.
We are in southwest suburban Justice Illinois, just outside of Chicago near the towns of Bridgeview -Hickory Hills -and Summit.
If You enjoy going out for a really good breakfast, or other homestyle meal, then please stop here.
Granny's Country Kitchen is located at 8401 South Roberts road in the village of Justice Illinois. It is worth the trip.

The biscuits and gravy special. Granny's Country Kitchen. 8401 South Roberts Road. Justice Illinois USA.

Located just outside of Chicago city limits in the southwest village of Justice Illinois, is a very unique diner known as Granny's Country Kitchen". This is one of their many reasonably priced but very hearty and homestyle Biscuits and Gravy entree on their specials.
Believe Me, the one thing that You won't do here is "Go Hungry". No way! they feed You well here.

Tom, the delightfully "Kooky cook." Granny's Country Kitchen. 8401 South -Roberts Road. Justice Illinois.

It's true that good food makes for a good restaurant, but
all the same, "People"really make a good restaurant.
Tom shown here, is a really outstanding diner chef.

I have always enjoyed coming to Granny's Country Kitchen,
and now that Tom is part of the chaos here, it's even better.
Tom is a great guy, who is always up for a good laugh, and
likes to "Joke" with the patrons. I have come there to eat in the past on occasions when I was having a lousy day. Tom
seen this -talked to Me -and it wasn't too long before we were swapping -one liners -puns -and putting each other on the spot in a really fun way. Tom is a 'Fun Chef" with a great sense of humor, and a very kind and caring heart.
Heck! He even jokes about his own cooking occasionally!

The folks at WGN Television in Chicago used to refer to the late great "Roy Brown" aka Cookie the clown as their
Kooky Cook on "Bozo's Circus. Tom is our Kooky Cook and We love him! His breakfast entrees are very satisfying.

Reverse light engine movement. Metra Western Avenue Station. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

One of Metra's newest in commuter train diesel locomotives, has just recieved clearance from the dispatcher, and has backed out of the service coach yard at Grand Avenue onto the former Milwaukee Road mainline. From here it will "Back Up" a few miles to Chicago Union Station in preparation for the afternoon and evening rush hour commuter trains being staged ahead of time.
This locomotive is manufactured by a company known as "Motive Power Industries" of Boise Idaho (Formerly Morrison Knudson), as the model is referred to as an MP36PH. These locomotives are becoming populair as several commuter rail agencys in North America have been purchasing them within the last 2 years.

Going home! A fast Metra express commuter train at the restored Norwood Park station. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

An express commuter train is passing the Metra Norwood Park commuter rail station on Chicago's northwest side. A very snowy December 1st 2006 workday is coming to an end, and these lucky passengers are making great time considering the days stormy weather conditions.
The Norwood Park station is named for the Chicago neighborhood community known as Norwood Park, wich is located on the city's northwest side near the border with the Village of suburban Park Ridge Illinois USA. The depot dates back to the "Steam Era" and has been lovingly restored in recent years.

Westbound Metra express commuter train. Norwood Park Metra station. Chicago Illinois USA. December 2006.

Racing west and kicking up freshly fallen snow, is a Metra / Union Pacific Railroad -northwest line evening express commuter train. This photo was taken at the Norwood Park station, wich is located on Chicago's northwest side at Northwest Highway and Raven Street.
Prior to the 1998 merger and accqusition by the Union Pacific Railroad, this line was formerly known as the Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad.

Eastbound Norfolk Southern Railroad freight train. Hayford Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1987.

I arrived on location for some Saturday afternoon railfan photography, in January of 1987 after a heavy morning snowfall had stopped falling.
We are on location at Hayford Junction, on Chicago's southwest side. We are looking west toward the south Pulaski Road overpass bridge, on the east end of the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard. A track maintenance crew is busy shoveling out a track switch, while an eastbound Norfolk Southern Railroad freight train is passing them after recieving clearance.
This is an example of how railroads are operating constantly 24 hours a day -7 days a week in any kind of weather condition. Although the snowstorm had passed, there was still a lot of clean up.

Belt Railway of Chicago light engine move at Hayford Junction. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1987.

I was in heavy deep snow when I had taken this photograph. We are at Hayford Junction on the southwest side of Chicago. A two unit set of Alco
(American locomotive company) Mid 1960's vintage C-424 Roadswitchers, are heading west to the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard.
These locomotives were retired from service in the year of 1999.

Southbound Grand Trunk Western freight train on Hayford Junction interchange track. Chicago Illinois USA. January 1987.

I was taking railfan photos after a heavy morning snowfall in January of 1987, at Hayford Junction.
Seen here leaving Belt Railway of Chicago trackage , and proceeding south on the interchange curve track, is a GTW freight train with a black diesel locomotive accquired or leased
second hand -from the defunct Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad.

Westbound Santa Fe intermodal train. Forest view Illinois USA. December 1990.

Seen here racing west near west 46th street and Harlem Avenue U.S Rt 43 in west suburban Forest View Illinois, is an Atchinson,Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad intermodal freight train. The engines were freshly painted into the "New" but yet very "Retro" Santa Fe red and silver color scheme that actually was used on the Santa Fe's pre 1971 passenger trains before Amtrak came along. These units will wear this color scheme for a number of years, however...The Burlington Northern Railroad and Santa Fe merged in 1995 and became BNSF. Some of the units remained red and silver after the merger, but had BNSF in large red letters on the side of the locomotive hoods until rebuilding and repainting into orange.

Southbound Indianna Harbor Belt freight train. Argo Junction. Summit Illinois USA. December 1990.

We are looking southwest at Argo Junction and tower in southwest suburban Summit Illinois.
A warm sunny day in December of 1990, gave Me the motivataion to go for a ride on My 12 speed mountain bicycle. I did not own My first car yet, that experience would come to Me in Febuary of 1991. Argo Tower was located approximately 4 blocks southwest of where west 59th Street ended in summit, along a gravel service road. The tower was closed in 1993, and demolished in stages until 1995.

Westbound Amtrak at Argo Junction. December 1990.

Not all of the winter weather in Chicago is nasty,brutally cold , or icy. Sometimes there are lenghty periods of mild weather and sunshine.
I was on location at Argo Junction in southwest suburban Summit Illinois one saturday afternoon, in December of 1990. Seen here racing past the long gone Argo Tower, is an Amtrak passenger train leaving Chicago Illinois USA. Argo Junction is located in suburban Summit Illinois. Here at this location, the Indianna Harbor Belt Railroad crosses the Canadian National Ex Illinois Central Railroad mainline. This photograph was taken on a lovely Saturday afternoon, with temperatures in the upper 40's.
The month of December was relatively mild in the year 1990, and I believe that Chicago had a "Brown" Christmas that year due to the warm temperatures and lack of snow until January.

Chicago snowstorm! Friday,December 1st 2006.

Shown here on North Kilbourn Avenue, in
the city of Chicago Illinois USA, is a scene
from a very miserable morning rush hour.
The National Weather Service on Thursday
afternoon and evening, had issued a very
severe weather warning with snowfall expected
to reach anywhere from 6 to 12 inches. Luckilly,
the city of Chicago -the Illinois Department of Transportation -and several suburban municipalities had dispatched numerous snowplows and salt spreader trucks on the scene.
It was a battle, but the streets were driveable
once again by afternnon and evening. Many motorists had the unfortunate displeasure of slipping their tires on icy streets, or having to shovel out their parking places. It was nasty.

Eastbound Canadian Pacific Railroad freight train. River Grove Illinois USA. Friday, December 1st 2006.

I had taken this photo on location, at the
suburban River Grove Illinois Metra
commuter rail station. The snow had just
stopped falling around the time I had taken
this winter train scene from the greater
Chicagoland area. Friday, December ist was
a brutal day in Chicago, as we were hit by
a heavy winter snowstorm. The National
Weather Service the night before had issued
a "Severe weather warning" with heavy snow
accumulations expected to reach 6 to 12 inches.
Driving conditions were dangerous, but the
different city and suburban municipalities had
dispatched plenty of snowplowing equipment.
The ground level "Crossing Signals" shown here at the station were working, but the ice and
snow had given the normal ringing warning a very "Tinny" sound. It was a cold and snowy day.

Westbound Union Pacific freight train at North Kilbourn Avenue. Chicago Illinois USA. Friday, December 1st 2006.

We are looking east along West Kinzie Street
at North Kilbourn Avenue. Racing west through
a heavy snowstorm, is a Union Pacific Railroad
empty unit coal train. On Friday December 1st
2006 -the city of Chicago was hit by a heavy
winter snowstorm. The driving conditions for
motorists were very treacherous that day.

Westbound Union Pacific Railroad unit coal train. Chicago Illinois USA. Friday December 1st 2006.

Seen here during a heavy snowstorm, a westbound Union Pacific Railroad coal -
train is picking up speed as it is leaving
the city of Chicago.

Westbound Burlington Northern Railroad freight train. La Grange Illinois USA. Febuary 1985.

Seen here racing through downtown La Grange
Illinois, is a fast Burlington Northern freight train. This was railfanning in Chicago's Western Suburbs 21 Years ago. I took this photograph on
location in Febuary of 1985, at the La Grange
road commuter rail station, wich is also served
by the Amtrak Illinois Zephyr.

Lemont Metra station. Lemont Illinois USA. Febuary 1998.

I was on location in downtown Lemont
Illinois. Lemont is located in Chicago's
southwest suburbs near the citties of
Lockport -Romeoville -and Joliet Illinois.
Prior to August 10th 1972, this railroad
line was the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
railroad. In 1972 it had became part of
the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad through
a merger. Today, it has been owned by
the Canadian National Railroad since 1999.

Southbound Indianna Harbor Belt freight train. Bedford Park Illinois USA. January 1998.

Chicagoland was hit with a very heavy snowstorm in January of 1998. I had taken
this photograph on location, from a city park.
This afternoon view was taken looking east
toward the Indianna Harbor Belt Railroad's
interchange with the Belt Railway of Chicago
in southwest suburban Bedford Park Illinois.