Metra F40PHM 185 pushes its inbound into Brookfield.
Busy times on the Racetrack. Three trains can be be seen in this rush-hour view of Highlands station, on BNSF's Racetrack west of Chicago. Metra 185 shoves a train east towards downtown, wh... (more)
An eastbound suburban races towards the city just after sunrise.
An outbound Metra train highballs through Robbins. Note the vintage Rock Island cantilevers in the distance.
A outbound BNSF line train to Aurora leaves Chicago Union Station on National Train Day 2009.
Taken on Train Day in Chicago. Where i had gone to see one of my photo use in a display for Amtrak, which is still on display.
Rush hour! A Metra express flies west on track 2 under the ex-CB&Q signal bridge by the Highlands station. A 'suburban' making the station stops on track 1 can be seen under the middle sign... (more)
Metra F40PHM-2 200 leads a outbound express through LaVergne, as construction on the new station continues.
Metra F40PHM-2 195 leads its outbound past the new platforms at LaVergne.
The 210 leans into the curve and up grade into the sweet light.
An evening outbound dinky pulls into the replica pre-war railroad depot in Western Springs. The new station comes complete with a mock gate-tender shanty, an eccentric touch probably appreciated b... (more)
