The photographer’s Chevy Corvair stands guard as CB&Q GP20 #914, GP35 #987 and a GP30 head east on Main 2 leaving Naperville in November 1964. The overpass in the background is Columbia St, right at milepost 28, and is still a great spot to catch westbound BNSF traffic. (rick Schroeder) Rails Around Northern Illinois is…
Sunday Evening Post, September 27, 2026 finds C&NW F7 #419 leading five other F7s crossing Palatine Rd in Palatine with an eastbound train in February 1981. The train is heavy with finished automobiles, and will take the New Line connection at Seeger Junction to Proviso yard. This scene has changed quite a bit, with the…
We have a delivery date! Rails Around Northern Illinois will be in stock October 19! Shipments will begin ASAP on a first ordered-first shipped basis. This includes contributors and dealers as well. Rails Around Northern Illinois, if you haven’t heard by now, is my biggest book ever, weighing in at 360 pages with over 1000…
Railfan & Railroad Magazine published a review of Rails Around Northern Illinois in their October 2026 issue. Written by Railfan’s Frank Garon, the review on page 21 is overwhelmingly positive, and bottom line says it is “Very highly recommended”! See below and order your copy today! Rails Around Northern Illinois
I will be returning to the Monticello Railway Museum Saturday-only, September 19 at their Railroad Days festival! Come out, ride and photograph the trains, and pick up a copy of Rails Around Central Illinois, Southern Illinois, and see the hard-copy preview of the Northern Illinois book, due out next month! The Central Illinois book includes…