Metra EMD F40PHM-2 No. 188 sits between runs at Aurora, Illinois, on March 15, 1992. Chicago’s regional commuter authority Metra bought 30 of these units in 1991-92. The 3,200 horsepower locomot... (more)

A westbound Burlington Northern freight rumbles through Aurora, Illinois, and passes BN/Metra commuter trains laying over in Hill Yard on Saturday, April 16, 1988. The second unit on the freight i... (more)

SSW 8085 leads a solid GE consist with an eastbound intermodal train on the Burlington Northern past the old Depot in Aurora Illinois, entering the famed triple track racetrack into Chicago.

Burlington Northern EMD E9A No. 9922 on a BN/Metra commuter train rests for the weekend at Hill Yard in Aurora, Illinois, on the afternoon of March 15, 1992. Twenty-five former Burlington E8A and ... (more)

Burlington Northern commuter trains at Aurora, Illinois, were being powered by both venerable BN EMD E9s and new Metra EMD F40PHM-2 locomotives on February 22, 1992.

Freshly repainted ex ATSF 3803 EMD GP40X now wearing GP25X model number and sporting BNSF's number board 'Brow' body extension (which provides extra room for the additional cab electronics in use ... (more)

RCHI452 is seen shortly after getting on the West Chicago Branch at Aurora.

On a gloomy Sunday afternoon in Downtown Aurora, the eastbound Southwest Chief sprints over Galena Blvd on the 2,000 foot long elevated trackage splitting through the heart of downtown, which was ... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD E9 cab units line up on Metra commuter trains paused for the weekend at Hill Yard in Aurora, Illinois, on the afternoon of June 8, 1991.

BNSF train RCHI476 heads through downtown Aurora with 91 cars and a good 'ol BN white face SD40-2 leading the way for Rochelle.

Metra's Burlington heritage unit is seen at Aurora with the former CB&Q roundhouse in the background. Formerly home to Walter Payton's Restaurant, the roundhouse is now home to Two Brothers Brewin... (more)

Two triclops SD60M’s bring R-CHI476 into Eola after waiting four hours at Farnsworth for a light into the yard.

H BRCGAL heads west over the Fox River in Aurora, led by an old school Heritage 1 Dash 9.

A pair of Metra commuter trains operating on their BNSF Line have arrived at the western-most point of their trip, and will be departing soon to head back to downtown Chicago. METX F40PHM-2 191 a... (more)

With the classic Bluebonnet/Cascade green lash-up still working the West Chicago Branch, R CHI452 heads south through Aurora.