Holding out west on a nice Sunday eve.

A product of the 500mm f4.

Passing an eastbound Z...

A Scoot screams through Highlands, Metra does not stop here on weekends.

February 13th brought nearly 12 inches of snow to much of the Chicago area, making for messy commutes for thousands. The Metra BNSF line was no exception, with trains returning commuters later tha... (more)

An inbound Metra train rolls past the 100 year old interlocking tower at 16th and Clark streets. The slightly larger and more modern Sears tower looms in the background.

Very cold. About 6 degrees, with a wind chill around -20.

Two Metra trains line up to switch off to the service yard (left), while SWS train #812 arrives on time, pushed into Union Station by Metra 198

One goes in while the other heads to the service yard to spend the day.

At the end of rush hour on a frigid morning, right before my shutter stopped working, two Metra trains depart Chicago Union Station for the service yards, while a third (far right) arrives with an... (more)

Metra 199 passes under the CB&Q signal bridge at Aurora.

196 and 200 bring a double header into Belmont, slowing down for a stop.

Metra 192 passes under the CB&Q signal bridge at McClure Road, as M-NSINTW sits at Eola, with a nice Santa Fe Warbonnet in charge. A BNSF H2 Dash 9 trails the Santa Fe Warbonnet.

This outbound Metra passes under the BNSF signal bridge, at La Grange.