Metra eastbound on the old Rock Island toward Joliet on the Sunday schedule, making like an honorary steam locomotive throttling back up after passing through the Blue Island bridge.

Metra departs North Union toward the Milwaukee West line and Elgin.

Metra inbound service passes the new plant at B12.

Metra northbound on the Milwaukee district gets up to speed nearing Morton Grove.

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 415 puts on a bit of a smoke show as it leads 2247 into the sunset.

Engineer Brian Voss is at the helm of Metra MP36 413 as he slams through Roselle on his way west.

Metra MP36 411 approaches its stop at Main Street.

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

Crossing over from 1 to 2 to get on the Fox Lake sub.

Folks heading home.

There are many lively and well kept downtown areas along Metra in the western Chicago suburbs, as witnessed by this photo at LaGrange.

An outbound train passes an inbound on the north lead into Union Station. The Chicago River is off to the left.