The blue flags are up in front of dozens of train sets waiting for Monday's amazing choreography of this well oiled machined known as Metra. All the tracks funnel in at Aurora.
Racing west through Western Ave.
Bending around the tight radius curve on the way onto the race track.
Two Metras meet at Harlem ave.
An inbound Metra train pulls out of the station.
Eastbound Metra train 1320 departs Lisle on it's trip to Chicago with an F40 pushing on the rear.
Metra train 1270 departs the joint Amtrak and Metra Naperville station with an F40 pushing the train.
Metra 203 heads toward the sheds until rush hour, passing by the 10 diamonds controlled by 16th Street Tower.
Inbound on left passes outbound on right. The new Trump Tower is visible under construction on the far right.
The Friday afternoon commuter rush is underway at Highland, one of the most recognizable locations on the Racetrack.
Even on a Sunday afternoon, there's always plenty of passenger train action at Roosevelt Road!
An outbound train throttles it up as it departs downtown Chicago to begin its journey down the BNSF Racetrack.