Meeting Of The MACH's. #2119 (right), a Grayslake flip, has just arrived in the siding at Grayslake as inbound train #2140 (left) approaches its station stop. 2119 will turn into 2142 to Ch... (more)
Metra 500, the RTA heritage unit, makes a stop at Elmwood Park with the Milwaukee District Holiday Train. The Elmwood Park water tower is also lit up with Christmas lights.
Metra 500, the road's RTA heritage unit, leads MD-N train 2151 over the bridge in Long Lake, IL, as it prepares to make a station stop on the way to Fox Lake. The engine is decorated with a Christ... (more)
METX 509 (SD70MACH) races past Tower B-17 in Bensenville, IL, as it prepares to make its scheduled stop just ahead.
One of Metras, now plentiful, 70mac passenger rebuilds takes a MDN outbound around the sharp curve at Canal Street.
Metras RTA heritage unit, decked out in Christmas lights, is seen on an ice cold December night rounding out of Chicago’s Union Station.
On a frigid December evening, the sun dips to the horizon as one of the handful of Metras Christmas light decorated locomotives rumbles out of downtown. Every so often, the light pattern changes, ... (more)
Bringing Christmas to the suburbs, Metras RTA themed SD70MACH is decked out with Christmas lights, as its seen here racing through Morgan… leaving behind a cold, yet busy, downtown Chicago skyli... (more)
METX 512 (SD70MACH) rushes past Tower B-17 on the west side of Bensenville Yard as it prepares to make its scheduled stop in downtown Bensenville, IL.
Metra 500 sits in Chicago Union Station with the 2024 Milwaukee District Holiday Train.
After leading train 2243 in from Chicago, METX 500 ties up on the River Track in Elgin. Decorated for Christmas, it looks good alongside the Fox River on this cold November evening.
METX SD70MACH 516 speeds away from Spaulding with 2241's train.
Elgin bound train 2223 prepares to knock down the signal at Spaulding with a new SD70MACH leading.
METX SD70MACH 502 shoves #2246 towards Chicago for another load of passengers.
Still quite clean, METX SD70MACH 513 heads west on the Elgin Sub with #2227's train.
