Chicago Based Model Railorad! (LARGE PICS)

[Jacobchgo19]

For the past few days, ive been working on a model railroad based on Chicago.
There is a little backround to this (a fictional railroad and some locations)
Amtrak Chicago-- Metra fell under purchase by Amtrak, all equipment (coaches and F40's) have been repainted to Amtrak PIII.

19th Street - Union Station location. Sitting outside the station is the 19th Street Interlocking, referred to as "Jones" on the Amtrak/CNW system. It is a large interlocking. 3 tracks belonging to the former GM&O (Trackage owned by Amtrak, as a vital connection to Union Station, and EJE., 2 tracks belonging to the former IC (now owned by EJ&E/INDR (the INRD was bought out by EJE on this layout) , and 3 tracks belonging to the CN&W (the main focus of this layout, using mainly GP35's and SD60's (i need to get my JR budget in order!). The Interlocking is served by a still operating tower manned by E.J.E and Amtrak Employees , 6 AM - 8 PM (14 hour shifts) and then by CNW Tower Operators at night (When all the freight traffic switches on to the GM&O and EJE)

19th Street Yard (Owned by Amtrak. No longer a freight yard). - Just outside the interlockings, holding up a CNW roundhouse and steam fueling point (Owned and Operated by the CNW Steam Historical Society, owning some CIL&M engines, CN&W steamers, and a UPRR Challanger).
Historcial Society Holding Point (west of the yard).

As shown in the following screenshots, F40's, P42's and F7's run the Amtrak operations, while CNW SD60's, SD40-2's and GP35's run the freight aspect.

This route will probably not be released, Sorry to say.

 

[Jacobchgo19]

We sit in the cab of an Amtrak Train on the IC line, getting ready to switch over the interlocking. The signal to the immediate right, is the "Number One Signal Southbound IC". The train is holding here until the other traffic clears and will highball to Chicago Union Station.

We are looking out a chicago skyscraper with a Telephoto lens at Amtrak #1330 taking the switch into the station, immiediatly behind it at the Number One Signal NB IC, is Amtrak #1334, and Express 104 wating for tower clearence. Amtrak #52 on the GM&O waits with her headlights off,to switch into Union Station.

Another view of the two Amtrak trains. #1334 is advancing inward , and Express 102 is also advancing.

The Dispatchers view of the mess at 19th Street, "Consist 0" is a CNW Local parked on the switches, waiting for all the traffic to clear.