Its rush hour at La Grange, IL and BN 9920 is pouring on the coals as the train rushes through the station without making a stop. BN commuter service was provided between Chicago & Aurora, IL. Ser... (more)
Burlington Northern EMD E9 cab units line up on Metra commuter trains paused for the weekend at Hill Yard in Aurora, Illinois, on the afternoon of June 8, 1991.
Tom Golden photo.
E9 no. 9920 leads a BN/Metra commuter train into Aurora's station, passing the coach yard that holds the commuter fleet on the west end of the BN race track to Chicago.
A group of Burlington Northern E9s lays over in the commuter yard at Aurora, Illinois, on June 8, 1991.
Note the Soo Line freight terminal on the left. This was the BN (ex CB&Q) 14th Street Commuter Locomotive Facility, commonly known as the Zephyr Pit. Thanks to those who contacted me with the lo... (more)
Saturday commuter to Aurora.
Stainless steel side panels
