An outbound Metra departs Chicago Union Station on a Sunday morning.

Prior to the afternoon Metra rush, a westbound commuter led by a fresh F40PH rebuild blasts through Hinsdale on the BNSF mainline out of Chicago.

Metra 112 leads a outbound train up the hill into Westmont. Note that the new signals by the curve at Clarendon Hills are now cut in.

Fly Over- CN makes good use of it's EJ&E by-pass route through Chicago. M342 jumps over a westbound BNSF Aurora Sub Scoot, at Eola.

No, that wasn't his train. It's an express to Chicago. He's getting off at an intermediate stop.

A Heritage service train backs off the GM&O and onto the Rock Island for the short trip to the coach yard.

An outbound train to Antioch departs Chicago Union Station with a recently aquired Pullman Standard coach.

Heading through the "S" curves, the 112 arrives at Libertyville.

METX 112 teams up with F40C METX 611 to push a scoot into Union Station, passing by an outbound Metra-UP West Line train.

Metra's 611, one of two F40C still rostered, is back in action for the moment. METX 614, the other F40C also appears to be back in service.

A Westbound Metra heads west out of Union Station near downtown Chicago at Sunset. The train has just passed over South Morgan St not too far from downtown.

Rush hour in downtown Chicago on Friday evening and the endless parade of Metra trains pour out of Union Station, as seen here as the sunset draws near.

The two conductors simultaneously board the inbound Metra.