RTA 148 and an Illinois Central painted mate make a station stop on ICG's mainline at Homewood, IL, south of Chicago. The early RTA repaints pretty much matched Illinois Central's delivered paint ... (more)

REVERSE COMMUTE: Rush hour is in full swing on the UP-NW line and outbound Metra #609 breezes into Norwood Park as the city awakens to the warm glow of a new day.