Acela S/B
While waiting for my train, I get the pictures started with an Acela nearing the end of its run to Washington.
The Bathtub
An overhead maze of catenary and signal cables, plus third rail on the ground.
Lake Shore Limited 5
Lake Shore Limited 10
Downtown Elkhart, IN.
Lake Shore Limited 15
Milwaukee Station
Glenview 4
Joliet 3
Joliet 8
Joliet 13
Joliet 18
Joliet 23
CUS 2
Willis Tower 3
Tomorrow I'll get a view from down there to up here...
Chicago 3
Chicago 8
Yard Tour 2
Yard Tour 7
Yard Tour 12
Yard Tour 17
My Train Arrives
AEM-7 916 leads my northbound regional into BWI Rail Station
Lake Shore Limited 1
Everything I need for a successful trip. Soda, GPS, iPad, camera.
Lake Shore Limited 6
Lake Shore Limited 11
Lake Shore Limited 16
Leaving MKE
Glenview 5
Joliet 4
Joliet 9
Joliet 14
Joliet 19
Joliet 24
CUS 3
Willis Tower 4
Chicago 4
Chicago 9
Yard Tour 3
This locomotive got into a fight with a truck pulling a trailer. The locomotive won.
Yard Tour 8
I had to take this picture for my fellow AUer's that are obsessed with this stuff...
Yard Tour 13
If I worked there, I'd totally change that sign.
Neither snow nor rain...
The Farley Post Office next to NYP
Lake Shore Limited 2
Over Spuyten Devil Creek. Just out of the frame on the left, Metro North had a derailment a few months later.
Lake Shore Limited 7
Lake Shore Limited 12
Buffer Car
Glenview 1
Glenview 6
Joliet 5
Joliet 10
No, this is not Jo, this is Alan.
Joliet 15
Joliet 20
Another train!?!
Joliet 25
METRA
Open House
Chicago 5
Chicago 10
Yard Tour 4
Yard Tour 9
Yard Tour 14
Madison "Square" Garden
Looks more like a circle to me. Also: There's a train station under there?
Lake Shore Limited 3
As seen from Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited.
Lake Shore Limited 8
Lake Shore Limited 13
Hey, can we stop for a quick pickup?
Lounge G
I meet up with the group at Union Station
Glenview 2
Joliet 1
Joliet 6
Joliet 11
Green light! Train's coming!
Joliet 16
Joliet 21
Yes!
Photo Shoot
For some reason I love taking pictures of other people taking pictures.
Willis Tower 1
Since it was Breast Cancer Awareness month, Chicago's skyline was lit up in pink.
Chicago 1
Chicago 6
Chicago 11
Yard Tour 5
Yard Tour 10
Yard Tour 15
New Caddy!
Lake Shore Limited 4
Lake Shore Limited 9
Awoke to this scenery in northern Indiana.
Lake Shore Limited 14
Glenview 3
Joliet 2
Joliet 7
Joliet 12
Obviously, everyone has to run over to take pictures.
Joliet 17
Joliet 22
CUS 1
Willis Tower 2
Chicago 2
Chicago 7
Yard Tour 1
Yard Tour 6
Yard Tour 11
Yard Tour 16