Normally, the Metra Heritage Corridor System from Chicago Union Station - Joliet Union Station does not operate trains on Saturday’s and Sunday’s, but for Oktoberfest they have been. METX HX01... (more)

Due to a lack of ridership, Metra is now only operating one outbound train on the Heritage corridor. The one and only outbound train of the day leaves Lemont bound for Joliet.

Metra 120 leads an outbound west past Tower B-17.

An inbound Metra train is being shoved by an F40 as it passes under the PRR signal bridge at CP Morgan on a sunny March afternoon rush hour.

Metra 120 pushes a inbound under the Pennsy signals at Racine Ave.

Outbound Metra departs Franklin Park, Illinois.

Metra 120 makes a station stop in Morton Grove with a inbound train. Those searchlights have their days numbered as a new cantilever is going up.

Another Metra train hustles back to the concrete jungle that is Chicago Union Station for another unload and reload, and back again.

Metra 120 heads West for Elgin, kicking up quite a bit of snow in the process.

The race is on and here comes a Antioch bound Metra commuter up the backstretch while F40PH-3 118 shoves hard on the rear after departing Franklin Park.

Dashing thru the snow out of Chicagoland is another snow-bound Metra for Elgin, IL.

Commuter train passes a pile of ties indicating impending trackwork.