METX 120, Metra's F40PH-3 newly painted in a stylized Veterans tribute scheme, rolls into the Schiller Park Metra station with NCS train 117, American flag eagle prominently displayed on the nose.
In great evening light, METX 500 and 99 team up on 117 as they pull into Lake Villa.
The conductor checks the platform as NCS 117 makes the stop at Round Lake Beach. The recently rebuilt 98 leading the way on a wet evening.