Metra EMD F40C No. 601 leads a westbound commuter train past Tower B17 at Bensenville, Illinois, on March 3, 1990. Similar looking to Amtrak’s SDP40F, the F40C has unique corrugated side panels ... (more)

Metra 199 departs Brookfield with a outbound train.

Metra EMD F40PHM-2 No. 188 sits between runs at Aurora, Illinois, on March 15, 1992. Chicago’s regional commuter authority Metra bought 30 of these units in 1991-92. The 3,200 horsepower locomot... (more)

Week-end line up awaiting Monday morning commute.

On Veterans Day 2022, Metra Rush Hour is underway at where Noble Street Tower once was as METX 151 heads into the last bit of evening golden hour with Metra 39 for Elburn while Metra’s Heritage ... (more)

An outbound Metra rolls west through Franklin Park.

An outbound Metra rolls west through Brookfield, Ill.

An inbound Metra gets going after a stop at the “zoo stop” in Brookfield, Illinois.

The first F40PH that is painted in the new Metra scheme leads a train out of Elmhurst, Illinois at the end of an October day.

A westbound Metra departs the station in Elmhurst, Illinois.

With it’s CB&Q heritage shining in the setting sun, METX 211 leads train 1263 as well with 186 into a station stop at La Grange, Stone Avenue, which has a vintage CB&Q depot.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, leads a outbound train past some fall colors as it arrives into Hinsdale.

Making a move from one track to another.

A view of the Metra coach yard in Elburn.

Metra 405, the Milwaukee Road heritage unit, leads an outbound train under the old Pennsylvania Railroad signal bridge at CP Morgan in Chicago, sans the old signal heads.