A Metra train departs Marion street, as a young passenger marvels at the engines waiting on the middle track. These engines and their manifest have been stranded here the past few days due to floo... (more)
The linemen guarding the platform emerges after the smoke has cleared to make sure nothing is on fire, before returning to his truck and heading to the next stop.
"You don't want to breath that stuff" was the advice the UP linemen gave to the passengers at the Oak Park station. Most of them, alarmed by the smoke and sparks took cover. I stayed out until the... (more)