Metra 119 in the original blue livery arrives in Naperville while Amtrak's inbound Southwest Chief awaits its departure time while an outbound hotshot waits for a window to continue west.

Snow is coming down hard on the Metra Electric District but inbound train 220 kicks it back into the air.

Chicago Heritage. After arriving at Chicago Union Station, Amtrak 22 (Texas Eagle) reverse out of the station on to the wye on Monday, January 4, 2021. Amtrak 146 (P42DC) pushes both Webb R... (more)

A Metra F59PHI hits a snow drift as it leads an outbound through Grayslake, Illinois.

Tom Golden photo.

In “my kind of town”, a Metra electrical train rolls by 18th Street Station which is typically used for games at Soldier Field seen on the right.

An outbound Metra train rockets out of the city as it passes BNSF's Western Avenue Yard.

Changing of the guard
On February 22, 1992, Burlington Northern commuter trains to Aurora, Illinois, were still being hauled by some vintage BN EMD E9s, but new Metra F40PHM-2 locomotiv... (more)

After disembarking passengers and making its positioning moves, Metra Heritage Corridor train #917 makes its shove move to the Washington Street Coach Yard. METX 107 and 402 make for a neat double... (more)

One of Metra's Rock Island District switchers, NIRC 10 (GP23ECO) arrives at Vermont Street while the 425 brings a mid-day outbound train on platform 2.

E unit on Amtrak
In mid-1993, the upper midwest region of the U.S. was plagued by epic flooding, especially around the Mississippi River basin. Eventually, the Burlington Northern’s m... (more)

Metra 192 departs Brookfield with a outbound.

Metra passes beneath the former Rock Island signals.

Metra F40 122 leads an outbound commuter train from Union Station as it crosses the lift bridge over the Chicago River and heads down the South West District.