Heading from downtown Chicago's Union Station to the suburb of Aurora is Metra Metropolitan Rail train 1233, powered by METX F40PHM-2 190 and F40PH-2 113 ... a lot of power for a five car train. ... (more)

Passing Geraniums neatly-planted along the platform at Hinsdale, Illinois, is a westbound Metra “dinky” accelerating after discharging passengers at the station stop on the pleasant spring aft... (more)

METX 190 takes an outbound bound for 179th street south by Wolf Road on the Metra SWS. About 1 hour later, on its inbound run to Chicago, the 190 suffered a major mechanical failure enroute to Uni... (more)

Metra 190 trailing at Naperville Illinois.

A Winnebago in the old livery, amid thick clouds of EMD exhaust.

A nice view on a summer morning just outside downtown Chicago.

As one comes into Chicago Union Station another prepares to depart soon after the switch is thrown.

Metra 190 leads a outbound express train through Highlands.

This shot is from back in the days when a Metra train set would be brought in for tours at Galesburg Railroad Days. A Metra is passing a BNSF freight being readied by its crew for departure.

Metra 190 leads a outbound express train under the new Oak St bridge in Hinsdale.

Metra 190 departs out of Westmont with a inbound.

Metra 190 leads a outbound train into Naperville for a stop.

Lots of Metra power lays over during the day.

Sequentially numbered commuter train engines pass at Hinsdale during the evening rush.

Metra 190 leads a outbound train, about to make a stop at Brookfield.