Chicago Metra train 1264 passes Tower B-12 in Franklin Park as it heads inbound. This North Central Service commuter train, being shoved by F40C 612, rounds a curve as it transitions from the Wisconsin Central to the Soo Line (the former Milwaukee Road) on its way to downtown Chicago on Halloween. (Franklin Park, Illinois – October 31, 1999)
Chicago's huge commuter rail system incorporates routes previously operated by Chicago & Northwestern, Milwaukee Road, Burlington, Illinois Centrak, Rock Island, Gulf Mobile & Ohio and Wabash (N&W).
