Metra MP36 412 arrives at Hickory Creek with its inbound.
This girl is lucky that Metra MP36 412 is heading the opposite way!
It's always nice to see an MP36 fly by. 405 hurries an express through Downers, on its way to Naperville.
Express train nearing the end of its trip...
Sliding down the grade towards the CN diamond.
Improbably, during Downers Grove's Heritage Festival (the local annual four-day carnival, which draws lots of small children), BNSF has removed the chain-link fence between #1 and #2 track. In a b... (more)
404 flies through Downers Grove with an express to Naperville.
The engineer is framed by the open window in this slightly panned shot.
Take a moment to compare the spacious control console of Metra 408, a young MP36PH-3S, to that of a modern 8500 series control car.
As Metra 189 and 191 wait for the low green with a flip back, 405 flies by on the center track with an express to Naperville.
METX 401 named after Oliver Tibbles, glides under the CN/IC Freeport Sub.
417 sits waiting for the Highball from the conductors.
