METX 187 (F40PHM-3) blazes through the La Grange Road Metra station with an outbound BNSF express train.

METX 185 rolls into La Grange, IL with an outbound commuter train on the BNSF Racetrack.

With the Chicago skyline just visible in the background, Metra F40PHM-3 214 leads an outbound train towards Aurora, IL.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, leads a outbound express train past the historic CB&Q depot at LaGrange Road.

Metra 196 leads a outbound express train through LaGrange.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, leads a outbound train into Clarendon Hills.

Not long before midnight on a cold evening, Metra's BNSF line holiday train makes its stop at Downers Grove Main Street. The CB&Q heritage unit, #211 is lit up this year and in Q colors to boot. M... (more)

With Christmas season underway in the windy city, Metra honors their festive tradition for the second year in a row, decking a handful of locomotives with lights. Each line has their own Christmas... (more)

Metra 209 sits at LaSalle Street with the Rock Island holiday train. The Sears Tower stands above.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, shoves into Chicago Union Station to load a train of passengers for Aurora.

Metra 198 departs Orland Park with a outbound Southwest Service train, passing the signals at CP 143rd.

On a crystal clear evening in downtown Chicago, Metra’s Chicago Burlington & Quincy commemorative locomotive head ends an outbound rush trainset. Seen here from the Roosevelt Rd bridge.

The Sears Tower looms tall, as Metra’s Chicago Burlington & Quincy commemorative locomotive crawls out of historic Union Station in downtown Chicago in some nice afternoon light.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, arrives into Berwyn with a outbound train.

Metra 197 arrives into Berwyn with a inbound train.