Westbound unit gondola train heads through Highlands with one of the few remaining YN2 SD40-2s in charge.

Just before sunset, NS 9402 leads a empty coal train west past Highlands.

As the outbound Illinois Zephyr highballs wrong main, Metra arrives at the Hinsdale station.

Sequentially numbered commuter train engines pass at Hinsdale during the evening rush.

Metra 116 makes a station stop during rush hour in Hinsdale.

Metra 201 makes a station stop during rush hour in Hinsdale.

Metra 116 pauses at Hinsdale on her run to Aurora

Bye bye ozone layer! Metra 213 and a sister make track speed through Hinsdale

The Penn Central heritage unit trails as a DPU of a eastbound oil train seen at Highlands.

On a sunny afternoon, the Penn Central heritage unit shoves east on a loaded ethanol train.

Metra 112 pushes a inbound deadhead past Highlands.

Highball Highlands!
A westbound Burlington Northern intermodal train flies through Highlands, Illinois, on April 18, 1987. Leading the train is GP50 No. 3161, followed by a fuel tender,... (more)

Most transit agencies would have built a utilitarian "bus shelter" here, but not METRA. They built a classy stone shelter that blends in well with the adjacent structures.