Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, leads train 1277 West through LaVergne.

After taking a shot of METX 90 at Camp Ground Road in Des Plaines last fall, I decided to return to the spot upon hearing of it running in nice afternoon light on the Union Pacific Northwest line.... (more)

Classic Chicago Scene Metra 823 departs OTC for Kenosha, WI with a non-rebuilt F40 leading. This F40PH-2, #138 will soon be rebuilt to the F40PH-3 class.

Surfliner Heritage Metra 509 to Elburn, IL departs with ex-Amtrak F59PHI #82 leading.

CNW Paint On An F59? Metra 721 to Harvard, IL departs Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center with ex-Amtrak F59PHI #90 (formerly 467.) Once an F59 used on Amtrak's Cascades route in the P... (more)

Chicago The obligatory Roosevelt Rd. shot with a friendly engineer sticking out the window.

The Joliet Rocket pulled by NKP 765 pulls into track 7 at Metra's Lasalle Street Station to drop off passengers to enjoy a meal, beverages, and live music during the evening of Saturday 06/17/17. ... (more)

It may not be Utah or California, but the trains running through downtown Chicago travel through their own urban canyons on their way to/from their respective stations. Here, Metra no. 173 sh... (more)

Metra's CB&Q heritage unit departs Naperville with a inbound train.

Metra's CNW heritage unit arrives into Wheaton with a outbound train.

Electric Highliner
Three Metra Highliner-equipped commuter trains sit at the end of the former Illinois Central electric main line out of Chicago at University Park on the morning of May... (more)

Doubleheaded Metra F59PHIs lead a outbound train into Lombard.