Metra 121 South approaches Union Station while skirting the Chicago River.

A outbound leaves as a inbound arrives into Elmhurst at the beginning of rush hour.

An unscheduled Sunday Metra outbound train zooms under the signal bridge near the La Grange Road Metra station.

Metra outbound train 627 arrives at the Pingree Road Metra Station.

As Oliver Tibbles backs out of the station the engineer gives a big thumbs up to everbody to let us know that Oliver is still going strong today. Thanks to Metra a little boys dreams came true.

A commuter train waits to get into Chicago Union Station to load up with passenger for the run back down the Race Track to Aurora.

Consecutively numbered Metra 211 & 212 depart Chicago. Compare with 20 years previously: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=288496

Metra trains bask in the final minutes of sunshine as they are parked for the night in the sidings near the Crystal Lake Metra station.

Metra 174 is bringing it's outbound train to it's next stop: the Crystal Lake Metra station.

Metra 162 leads it's outbound evening train down the single track McHenry branchline.

The bridge to "nowhere" has no ties, no rails, carries no trains. It was constructed in 1894 to carry the Logan Square "L", a part of the Metropolitan West Side company over the tracks of the C&NW... (more)

Exhaust pours out of the 158 as number 63 departs LaFox.

A rare meeting: Metra's number 1 prepares to switch the highliners, just as the Iowa Interstate's Blue Island-Council Bluffs manifest takes the main. Making the scene even more unusual, is the lea... (more)

last train into the city...