Well, I hopped on a bike, and rode to the nearest train station, armed with my fathers camera, I took many pictures. Heres what I have for one day of biking 18 miles.
First train, a Union Pacific ES44AC followed by an Illinois Central GP something or other (Still trying to learn my units from just looking at them) and a Union Pacific C44-9W. A few pictures will follow this.
As I was taking pictures, two SD40-2s came from behind me, I snagged a quick picture, who doesn’t like double meets?
I couldn’t help but get some Metra shots in there. Heres a few pictures of the Chicago Transit System at its finest.
Illinois Prairie Path Main Stem Wheaton to Elmhurst riding next to the UP (ex CNW) Geneva Sub with a couple of side trips including Al’s Hobby Shop in Elmhurst???
Those are delicious pictures. I also have a tip about those chain-link fence shots. When shooting through them like that, try to poke your lens through the hole in the fence (or at least get it as close as you can if it won’t fit). That generally helps keep those annoying things out of your way. Hopefully that helps a bit.
Just until August 2nd that is, as you can see, I live in St. Peters Missouri (well, pretty much St. Louis[West of St. Louis!]) Any who, I’m up here for vacation, I’m going to my grand parents in Glen Ellyn sometime next week, so I won’t have to bike 7 miles to get to a good railfanning spot [:D] Oh my god, is it hard to find a good picture of that yard, its at least a mile long, and if your an avrage railfanner, where I was is the only way to get pictures!
