Metra 212 throttles up out of Medinah and heads for its next stop at Itasca.

With all of the jobs juggled up due to vacations, engineer Brian Voss is at the throttle of the 212 as he eases the train into Roselle. He made what we call a "premo spot".

it's a long, cold ride from A-2 to CUS but it's almost over for this conductor

While METX 208 idles, awaiting his signal back East, a inbound empty rushes past headed in the same direction.

Metra Chicago Commuter Rail Service Westbound Commuter Train at Joliet, Illinois