BNSF 5053, a CSX SD70MAC 4705 in the YN3 paint, and a Santa Fe Warbonnet pass under the CB&Q signal bridge with an intermodal while a Stacker waits for the signal.

BN GP28M 1504 in BN paint and BNSF GP38-2 2117 in H1 paint pull a cut of cars out of Eola Yard. The train stopped, then headed back into the yard.

Three new GEVos prepare for their first BNSF train.

3 GEVos are making their first revenue run west on the BNSF.

AAPRCO special exits downtown Aurora and passes the location of the old depot, it's yard tracks long since removed.

New Logo meets "old" logo.

6774 pops out from behind a very narrow building in dowtown Aurora.

Amtrak's Annual AARPCO train passes by what used to be platforms and tracks for Amtrak/BN's Aurora station

The old and the new rest side by side in a glow of light at Hill yard.

From this view, it is easy to see how Hill Yard earned its nickname "The Silver Yard". The Metra/BNSF fleet even receives regular coats of silver paint on the trucks.

Old cab control car METX 810 sits among the newer cars, easily identified by the lack of stripes on the end doors, at Hill Yard under one of the smaller HEP bridges used to power trains while they... (more)

This late night Metra/BNSF suburban has detrained the last passengers of the day onto the South Platform and the BNSF crew prepares to take the equipment into Hill Yard for the night.

At the very center of Hill Yard, it is evident how the entire fleet of Metra/BNSF suburban trains fits overnight. Two or three trains are parked in each track in the "Silver Yard".

Seven of the Metra/BNSF suburban trainsets are visible in this shot from the East End of Hill Yard.

It is 1 AM and nothing is stirring...except for the coach cleaners preparing these trainsets for the morning rush to Chicago.