A three-for-one at Roosevelt Road! As Metra 196 pushes a set of equipment into Union Station, Amtrak 56 trails on Lincoln Service 305. Meanwhile the westbound Illinois Zephyr backs into the statio... (more)
Sequentially numbered commuter train engines pass at Hinsdale during the evening rush.
A scene unable to be repeated just a year later. Lake Street tower is no more and at the time I had no idea it was on the chopping block. I was satisfied enough with catching this Metra oddball.
Metra 114 leads a outbound train out of the storm and into Westmont. The storm missed Westmont by just a couple of miles!
An inbound Metra rushes past the old and new signals on its way in to Chicago and Chicago Union Station.
The sun broke in time to make this shot.
Metra 207 leads a outbound train into Joliet for a station stop.
Metra 116 makes a station stop during rush hour in Hinsdale.
Metra 201 makes a station stop during rush hour in Hinsdale.
Metra 208 leads a outbound past Blue Island tower.
One of Metra's ex-Amtrak F40PH-3's sets off for downtown Chicago with equipment from this years Franklin Park Railroad Daze
Detailed shot of Metra 215 and the Nathan P5 on top.
Metra 208 pushes a inbound train out of 80th Avenue.
The CRSA (Chicago Railroad Superintendant's Association) special leaves the windy city behind, as Metra #2224's headlights reflect in the fresh chocolate paint on one of Iowa Pacific's dome cars. ... (more)
