611 takes another suburban train towards the city on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

Metra #2223 heads west past Tower B-17 on the Elgin Sub.

One of two F40C's crosses the former EJ&E line at Rondout Il on it's way to Deerfield.

Metra 2158 is waiting at Grayslake for the 2149 to arrive at 8:15 pm. The 2158 is one of the few trains that turn at Grayslake and heads back to Chicago Union Station. This 2158 train set arrived ... (more)

Metra F40C 611 pushes a inbound out of Bensenville. It would have some mechanical issues at the next station at Franklin Park that would sideline it for about a month.

One of the two F40C's brought back into service pushes a train past Lake St tower into the north side of CUS while an El train heads east overhead. There are about two days of the year the light ... (more)

Milwaukee Road locomotive 41 on commuter train. Verne Brummel (photographer) / Dave Cramer (photo editing). Visit our websites at - www.trains... (more)

Metra 611 prepares to take another run into the city while the other F40C #614 idles the weekend away in Elgin.

On the Tuesday following TrainFestival in Michigan, I had several free hours in Chicago between the first and second legs of my Amtrak trip home. Knowing that Metra was operating their two remain... (more)

Metra 611, one of the two F40C's remaining in service, leads its eastbound train inbound, to Chicago.

The F40C's are still running for now but how long will they last? Here's one keeping company with a bulldozer at Chicago Union Station, catch them while you can...

METX 614 has just been put away in the storage yard after arriving in Elgin from downtown Chicago.

Everyone comes to this spot to shoot the classic skyline shot. My contribution includes two trains, one with a slightly exotic F40C brought back from retirement, the other with run-of-the-mill ME... (more)