Double header Metra highballs under the IC flyover.

Outbound train is about to make a station stop at Belmont on the Race Track.

First train of the second time railfanning of the day.

Both trains were stopped and I was standing on the crossing....195 and 403 wait side-by-side for traffic to clear after a killed trespasser in LaGrange caused major delays. The passengers aboard 4... (more)

Another 3-way meet brought to you by Metra, courtesy of a trespasser in LaGrange who got himself killed. The train on the right was an eastbound with passengers aboard, but was stuck at this signa... (more)

Metra MP36 403 highballs through Westmont heading for its next stop at Fairview Avenue.

403 with a frozen coupler slows for a stop at Hinsdale.

After a snowstorm in Chicago, a westbound for Aurora departs Union Station.

The sunset on the BNSF race track is just in time for the evening dinky parade.

Metra MP36 403 crests the hill in Brookfield as it flies toward Chicago with a express.

403 underneath the famed Highlands Bridge.

13 commuter trains can be seen in this photograph, all will be ready for the morning rush to Chicago.

In the belly of the beast, the view of the prime mover in one of Metra's newest motors. The engineer's seat is visible through the door ahead.