For Lollapalooza 2025 in Chicago, Metra ran a few extra trains to help the crowds get to and from downtown over the August 2nd weekend. One such train was this extra C&M train inbound to Chicago. ... (more)

WAMX 6023 hustles through Morton Grove, IL with the outbound T001 freight for Janesville, WI. The platform is limited by fencing due to the construction of the new depot at this location - will be... (more)

One of Metra's new SD70MACH locomotives breaks the fog as it arrives Morton Grove.

Wisconsin and Southern's nightly T001 train from the BRC rushes past the old Morton Grove, IL Metra depot, which (per online sources) is slated for demolition after construction of a new depot. WA... (more)

In the morning light, WAMX 6022 leads a rare daylight WSOR train on the passenger section on the C&M Sub south.

Amtrak 500 leads Hiawatha 338 East out of Morton Grove.

KCS 4110 leads CP 281 past Morton Grove, over the North Branch of the Chicago River. This shot had always been on my bucket list, but I was never able to make it work up to this point.

AMTK 161, now in Phase I colors, makes its inaugural run north past Morton Grove, IL on the rear of Empire Builder #7. The locomotive is headed to St. Paul, MN to be put on display for Union Depot... (more)

In a rather peculiar turn of events, CP SD60 #6222 was called to service for a Metra PTC test train. No one would've ever expected to see a SD60 hauling passenger cars!

Wrecked Amtrak P42 9 brings up the rear of a deadhead move in Morton Grove. It is likely that this was the 9's last trip on the rails before being scrapped.

Special Amtrak move #920 rolls past Morton Grove with the Empire Builder set that was damaged in an unfortunate collision between the train and a tractor in Montana on May 29th.

Purchase of this locomotive was funded by the North West Suburban Mass Transit District to pull commuter trains on the Milwaukee Road's North Line.

Metra 2143 flies past Morton Grove with a very colorful consist- 402 in the State of Illinois livery, along with 405 in Milwaukee Road colors.

WSOR T-001 crawls through Morton Grove with a trio of SD40-2's.

METX 421 arrives at the Morton Grove Metra station during rush hour, packed with commuters. This is one of the last MP36PHs that have -3S specifications.