As Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief (Los Angeles to Chicago), pulls out of the station, outbound Metra train 1231 pulls in. METX F40PHM-2 206 is powering the Metra commuter tr... (more)

Doubleheaded power on an evening westbound headed for Aurora.

Still in its orange and blue scheme, METX 213 shoves train 1306 into Chicago’s Union Station past CP Roosevelt.

METX 212 leads an outbound train through the Village of Western Springs.

Chicago Heritage. After arriving at Chicago Union Station, Amtrak 22 (Texas Eagle) reverse out of the station on to the wye on Monday, January 4, 2021. Amtrak 146 (P42DC) pushes both Webb R... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

An outbound Metra train rockets out of the city as it passes BNSF's Western Avenue Yard.

Changing of the guard
On February 22, 1992, Burlington Northern commuter trains to Aurora, Illinois, were still being hauled by some vintage BN EMD E9s, but new Metra F40PHM-2 locomotiv... (more)

METX 190 takes an outbound bound for 179th street south by Wolf Road on the Metra SWS. About 1 hour later, on its inbound run to Chicago, the 190 suffered a major mechanical failure enroute to Uni... (more)

Back in September 2018, Metra hosted an Operation Lifesaver demonstration on their SWS line in Manhattan, IL. A Chevy Trailblazer was put on the tracks to show what would happen to a car if it was... (more)

A late-Fall blizzard has hit the Chicagoland area on Veterans Day 2019. And on this day, Chicago Metra train 1264 makes a stop at the Stone Avenue Station in La Grange, on BNSF’s triple-track C... (more)

Holding out for Monday, back when blue was bountiful.

One of Metra's unique "Winnebago" locomotives pushes a train in to Chicago's Union Station on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. In the background, an outbound train can be seen departing. Both train... (more)

Metra 204 leads a outbound train past Blue Island Tower.