METX 111 leads an outbound commuter train north out of the city

Metra 419 West departs Chicago Union Station for the suburbs. In the background is the heart of Chicago, where the Chicago River is surrounded by beautiful buildings.

NIRC #4 brings the two Charter cars from La Salle Sreet to Union Station as its seen here coming over the St Charles Air Line.

Passing a set of former IC highliners, a Metra commuter continues its way down the Milwaukee North line after diverging off the Canadian Pacific's C&M Subdivision at Rondout.

Metra 181 pushes an inbound train out of Aurora.

An inbound Metra train shoves towards Chicago.

A Metra train waits for the signal to proceed on to the Waukegan Station platform and become Train 364 to Chicago.

A Tuesday afternoon outbound Metra train screeches to a stop at Mannheim adjacent to CP's Bensenville Yard.

A Metra commuter train races across the ex. EJ&E diamond after loading passengers in Barrington.

METX 146 leads an outbound Metra train at Mount Prospect.

A beautiful sucker hole allows the late evening September sun to illuminate Metra Train #2143 to Fox Lake as it knocks down the iconic PRR signal bridge at Morgan Street.

Late in the day, sunlight glints off the silver roofs of bilevel commuter cars in Metra's Aurora yard. The snow and steel give the scene an utter chill.

An outbound Metra departs from Prospect Heights, IL with an F59 leading.

A Metra commuter train departs for Aurora as it is dwarfed by the surrounding Chicago skyline.