An outbound Metra crosses Hickory Creek as it covers the final few miles of its trip to Joliet on a beautiful fall day. This shot required some creative trailblazing through the woods.
An outbound double header highballs past the new construction on the site of the Rock Island's freight yard. Once it's complete, this wonderful view of the Rock Island tracks from Roosevelt will b... (more)
Metra eastbound on the old Rock Island toward Joliet on the Sunday schedule, making like an honorary steam locomotive throttling back up after passing through the Blue Island bridge.