Trains in Riverside, Illinois

No trip to Chicago is complete without grabbing at least a couple of travel and train pictures. As we walked back to the car Saturday night after attending the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus we passed by the beginning of Route 66. We’ll be back there in the car before too long I hope winding up a full Mother Road trip.

Beginning of the Mother Road - just a block or two from Chicago Symphony Hall
Beginning of the Mother Road – just a block or two from Chicago Symphony Hall

After attending church with the kids on Sunday we walked into downtown Oak Park for breakfast. As we walked back to the car I saw an idling freight a few blocks down the street. While Carla and Henriët headed back to the car, the boys (Andrew, Jurgen, and I) strolled down to grab a picture.

Norfolk Southern in Oak Park, Illinois
Norfolk Southern in Oak Park, Illinois

On the last day of our September trip to Chicagoland I went over to the Riverside train station which in on the BNSF mainline, but a little west of the main yard I think. . I spent an hour or two while Carla, Henriët, and Jurgen went for a walk around town. This was the best train watching day I’ve had in months; too bad I only had my iPhone with me. But viewing the trains and getting a few pics was fine.

Inbound BNSF coal train - two of two in an hour
Inbound BNSF coal train – first of two in an hour
Inbound BNSF coal train - one of two in an hour
Inbound BNSF coal train – second of two in an hour
BNSF freight in Riverside, Illinois
BNSF freight in Riverside, Illinois
Westbound Metra commuter train in Riverside, Illinois
Metra commuter train in Riverside, Illinois heading to Aurora
BNSF freight westbound from Chicago in Riverside
BNSF container westbound from Chicago in Riverside

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