February 20, 2020 – The engineer on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Loop Train 403 keeps a watchful eye on the track ahead as he navigates his train around a curve as he makes his seemingly never ending loop through the canyons of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
February 22, 2020 – Indiana Harbor Belt 2920 backs into the Blue Island Rail Yard at Riverdale, IL as IHB 2160 works it’s own job during a cold winters morning as IHB caboose 54 sits waiting to be the shoving platform on its next assignment.
According to the IHB Website: The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is the largest switch carrier in the U.S. with 54 miles of mainline track (24 miles of which i… See More
February 20, 2020 – Metra 179 pulls train #919 southbound commuter train out of downtown Chicago, Illinois past the Amtrak facility as it approaches the 18th street overpass, as dusk falls over the city, on its way to Joliet, Illinois on the Metra Heritage Corridor.
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 209 to Forest Park approaches the Damen Station as it heads toward downtown Chicago, Illinois.
September 8, 2019 – CTA UIC-Halsted Blue Line train 108 passes a line of Maintenance of Way equipment as it heads into its next stop at Jefferson Park station in Chicago, Illinois.
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 105 to Forest Park passes a crossover as it approaches the Damen Station as it heads toward downtown Chicago, Illinois.
September 8, 2019 – CTA Blue Line train 105 heads downhill as it approaches the Damen Station, bound for Forest Park, after passing a O’Hare bound train in Chicago, Illinois.
March 26, 2019 – Two lovers embrace as they wait for their Blue Line train to Forest Park to stop at the Clark/Lake Street station in downtown Chicago, Illinois
The Rider – Clark/Lake Street CTA Station, Chicago, Illinois.
March 23, 2019 – A CTA Brown Line train to Kimball heads over Randolph Street after passing through the Tower 18 interlocking on the way out of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
March 23, 2019 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train rounds the tower 18 interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois as it heads for the Clark/Lake Street Station. For decades, the Tower 18 junction at Lake & Wells has been billed as one of the busiest railroad junctions in the world.
March 23, 2019 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train passes through the tower 18 interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois. For decades, the Tower 18 junction at Lake & Wells has been billed as one of the busiest railroad junctions in the world.
According to Wikipedia, The Chicago “L” (short for “elevated”) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 224.1 miles long, and the second-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after the New York City Subway.
Chicago’s “L” provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only six rapid transit systems in the United States to do so. The oldest sections of the Chicago “L” started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after New York City’s elevated lines.
The “L” has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago’s dense city core that is one of the city’s distinguishing features. The “L” consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the “L” gained its name because large parts of the system are elevated, portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
March 23, 2019 – Riders on a Forest Park bound Blue Line Train wait at the Damen Station for a O’Hare bound train to enter the station in Chicago, Illinois. Service was down to one track ahead due to track work, so the wait at the station was longer than usual.
March 23, 2019 – CTA 412 Brown Line commuter train to Kimbal, Illinois, makes its way through the downtown Chicago canyons as it arrives at the LaSalle/Van Buren station on the elevated loop. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
March 23, 2019 – “This Beautiful Moment is Ours” – CTA 213 toward Forest Park meets an O’Hare bound train at the east end of the station platform at Damien Station at Chicago, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago #11mmirixlens
September 2, 2018 – A CTA Blue line train arrives at the Damen Street Station on its way to O’Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois as it moves through the Damen Interlocking. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
September 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train to Forrest Park arrives at the California Street station as it makes it’s way toward downtown Chicago, Illinois. #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
September 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Rapid transit “L” train passes through the tower 18 interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois. For decades, the Tower 18 junction at Lake & Wells has been billed as one of the busiest railroad junctions in the world. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #commutertrains
September 2, 2018 – A CTA Blue Line train tops a hill as it approaches the Western Station on its way to O’Hare airport from downtown Chicago, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
September 2, 2018 – A CTA pink line train takes a right at Tower 12 as another train rounds a curve heading into the interlocking in downtown Chicago, Illinois. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago
September 2, 2018 – A Chicago Transit Authority Pink line train makes its way through the tall buildings in downtown Chicago as it makes its way through the “L” loop. – #jimstrainphotos #illinoisrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #cta #thechicagol #chicago