A Metra train on the old Rock Island approaches the diamond with the old Illinois Central at the still-manned 16th Street Tower.

Afternoon Rush

So much to see in one photo... An outbound Express passes a flip-back at the Highlands, while in the distance you can see another express getting ready to overtake a... (more)

Friday rush hour has started and the trains start lining up to get ready to be loaded in Chicago Union Station.

An outbound Metra commuter train makes a quick stop in La Grange.

Metra Rock Island corridor is departing the new Joliet Station while a Heritage corridor train wait to enter the yard.

A suburban train-set departs the Roosevelt Rd Metra yard as it heads towards Chicago Union Station with an EMD F40PHM-2, also referred as a Winnebago powering the train.

A Metra Outbound Express Train races through Riverside during the evening rush.

A Metra Outbound Express Train races through Riverside during the evening rush.

The Evening Metra rush in Riverside.

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

Two Metra commuter trains head towards Union Station on a gorgeous April afternoon in the Windy City.

Metra 213 hauls a local Westbound on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision, and fellow RP.net contributors Stephen Schmidt, Robby Gragg, and Jack Morgan get their shots.

Which face do you prefer? Three-month-old Metra F40PHM-2 sits alongside its 35-year-old big brother, Burlington Northern E9AM 9914. The E didn't even make it until the end of the year before the 1... (more)

Class leader Metra 200 shoves an inbound train 21 miles back to Union Station on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision.