Inbound and outbound Metra trains meet at Elmwood Park on a sunny evening. The Windy City stands tall 13 miles through the haze.

One of Metra's SW1500s heads south through the station at Golf following Soo 1003 on its way to Chicago.

A new Metra SD70MACH accelerates out of its station stop at Elmwood Park on a warm summer evening.

An afternoon Metra train rolls slowly by a track gang working on some of the turnouts.

Metra 508 leads a Ohare shuttle train West through River Grove, meeting a inbound MDW train.

Train #49 rounds the curve at Wheaton as the CNW heritage unit slows for its station stop.

Shortly after departing the station stop at Fox River Grove, train #661 is crossing the Fox River with the CNW heritage F59PHI leading the way.

Its a busy afternoon in Franklin Park as a pair of Metra trains passes CP and KCS light power rolling back to Bensenville Yard.

SD70MACH 514 and F59PH 97 double head MDN 2139 as it rolls past Long Lake on a nice evening.

For the third and final day of Diesel Days, August 11th was dubbed "Covered Wagon Sunday" at the Illinois Railway Museum. METX F7(A) 308 holds down Johnson Siding as it waits for the pas... (more)

METX 141 leads an outbound train from the city through Lombard just about to duck under the Great Western Trail bridge during the evening rush.

METX 175 leads an outbound train from the city through Lombard during the evening rush.

Metra 131 leads a outbound train into Crystal Lake in some nice storm light.

SD70MACH pressing morning commuters toward Chicago.

Milwaukee heritage #405 and F59PH #99 thunder north through Lake Villa. Train #117 is the last of the evening and will tie up for the weekend upon arrival at the Antioch Coach Yard.