Metra 166 pushes a inbound train around the big curve on the west edge of Glen Ellyn.

Metra 166, running wrong main, departs Glen Ellyn with a outbound, passing the carnival in town.

Two Metra commuter trains head towards Union Station on a gorgeous April afternoon in the Windy City.

Brand new Metra EMU's sit in the yard outside Nippon Sharyo's Rochelle IL plant, waiting for final parts to be added.

Even though the full moon was a day ago, it still shines bright over the Chicago skyline and the venerable Pennsy signal bridge as an inbound scoot knocks the PL signal down.

420 on 4/20! Metra MP36 420 leads a outbound train into Galewood.

As viewed from the Bortmobile on a rainy day, a Chicago-bound North Line train roars away from a station stop at Lake Forest.

The fearsome countenance of a METRA MP36PH-3S unit faces the camera as it grooves a crossover at Rondout with a northbound off-peak train. One must develop an acquired taste for the looks of these... (more)

This is the waiting room at Lake Forest, as Metra patrons await the arrival of a mid-day off-peak commuter train to Chicago. The restored depot is a classic structure, right out of history.

A Metra patron purchases a ticket the old-fashioned way on the ex-C&NW North Line at Lake Forest, IL.

Chicago & Northwestern's original "400" didn't stop here, but the well-polished double track main is still busy with passenger trains. And, consistent with C&NW practice, it's left-hand running, A... (more)

Chicago & Northwestern's original "400" didn't stop here, but the well-polished double track main is still busy with passenger trains. And, consistent with C&NW practice, it's left-hand running, A... (more)

"Roaring Through Rondout" Well...this scene isn't exactly reminiscent of Gil Reid's famous painting of a Class A Atlantic pulling the southbound Hiawatha (this train is northbound), but the locati... (more)

In a few moments, these bikes will provide transportation on the final leg of the commute for their owners arriving on this Metra train.

A Millwaukee District Metra has just crossed the UP Metra lines at Tower A2 and heads for downtown.