Outbound train flies through the station as a UP stacktrain waits for clearance to head west while another outbound train in the distance makes a station stop at Western Ave.

Taken on Train Day in Chicago. Where i had gone to see one of my photo use in a display for Amtrak, which is still on display.

When Metra retired its fleet of F40Cs in 2004, it kept two, 611 and 614 in storage should the need for their use ever arise. Five years later, the time has finally come. A reactivated 611 charges ... (more)

In Chicago for the WGRF, Mike Abalos (may he rest in peace) was right beside me shooting the parade, one train after the other at Western Avenue.

An outbound Metra train highballs through the Hanson Park station, with the new, art-deco styled, Central ave. overpass in the background.

An early rush-hour UP-west train moves into the Kedzie interlocking. In the distance, a Milwaukee district scoot can be seen approaching A-2.

though the skyline and rolling stock may change, this scene has otherwise remained consistent for almost a century.

The Metra Electric silently glides to a stop.

An outbound Heritage Service train passes between the semaphore posts

164, 140 & 172 in between duties at Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Centre, Chicago.

A Milw. District West Line train loaded with civilians bound for their mundane Chicago jobs, coasts under one of the last remaining Penn Central style signal bridges in Chicago land.

Metra 108 departs LaSalle Street station on a warm June day

Metra 181 brings his train into CUS facing the wrong way. For a short time the HC and SWS trains will be serviced at the Western Ave Coach yd. because of the Convention that is taking up space in ... (more)