An empty coal train heads west to be re-loaded.

West bound winnebago doing its best impression of an Alco.

The 6:56 train has loaded all it's passengers during the blue hour and the conductor gives the engineer the highball. Next step is Western Springs.

With three trains in view, the 1:00 pair of Metra trains are about to pass through rush hour only stop Highlands as a freight train can be seen in the distance.

A inbound Metra train blurs under the signals at the seldom used Metra Highlands station. While the signals in Naperville have fallen, the section between Downers Grove and Hinsdale have yet to be... (more)

A recently rebuilt F40PH pushes the 1:00 train east as a an outbound manifest freight is about to pass through.

A ballast regulator is working on smoothing out the ballast on track 3 as the 1:00 outbound "suburban" whistles freely in this QZ.

With traffic cleared, the Herzog machine mentioned in 343131 has received authority to crossover to main track one. ... (more)

The sunrays highlit an inbound "suburban." The Hinsdale station is in the background.

Trifecta part deux! A Herzog train waits for the 1:00 outbound suburban to work on track 1 in Hinsdale. An eastbound GALBRC rounds out the three-way meet-my third in the last week! See <... (more)

That's not my "Z" train power!! A rare appearance by a non-Dash 9 on westbound intermodal flies through Higlands as the leaves are flying. The wake of a storm leaving record low pressure ... (more)

"An outbound Metra express train is now approaching your station." An inbound train makes its station stop while one of the several express trains blasts its way through the station. See ... (more)

Another day, another rush. Passengers walk away from the train that just carried them from Chicago in less time than it would take just to get on the Eisenhower.

Metra train 1313 has a freshly remodeled F40ph leading a mid afternoon outbound train to Aurora under a soon to be replaced signal bridge at the Highlands Station.

A familiar name on 10 year old 136 lb. rail.