Late Sunday Afternoon Departure A view from Roosevelt Road: a train seen here departing Chicago's Union Station in the late afternoon on a Sunday. This may be number five, the San Francisco Zephyr (departed at four PM).
The legacy Amtrak equipment, as well as the motive power (two SDP40Fs), is adorned with the Phase II paint scheme
The Sears Tower is a major player here of course—difficult not to compose with it in mind. One image by Richard Koenig; taken October 9th 1977.











