Metra F40PHM-2 199 leads a commuter train out of Chicago Union Station. In the back ground Hostlers switch tracks with venerable Metra 3, a SW1200 built for the Milwaukee Road. The Tall building ... (more)
Hostlers on SW1200 Metra 3 built for the Milwaukee Road move two recently acquired F59PHIs into the Metra shops. The F59PHIs are now in service with Metra...
The Illinois Railway Museum is hosting three days of Diesel Days this year and the first day ended with a bang. Metra and CNW F7(A)'s crank it into run 8 as the bilevel train makes its way by the ... (more)