"Don't rip out of here like a bat outta hell." Presumably this is to remind the pilots of Metra trains not to get too hot because of the coming interlockings with CN and BRC.

The Sears Tower looms tall, as Metra’s Chicago Burlington & Quincy commemorative locomotive crawls out of historic Union Station in downtown Chicago in some nice afternoon light.

Venerable F40PHs continue to soldier on for Chicago's Metra commuter operation, with some still wearing this older scheme. Here, METX 112 leads an afternoon outbound away from Union Station among... (more)

The Milwaukee Road Heritage Unit shoves a deadhead train from the yard towards Union Station for an afternoon of service on the Milwaukee West District. Here, the train is passing the Western Ave... (more)

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, arrives into Berwyn with a outbound train.

Metra 197 arrives into Berwyn with a inbound train.

Metra 187 departs Downers Grove with a inbound train.

Metra 180 departs Downers Grove Main Street with a outbound train.

An outbound MD-West Metra train departs the Roselle, IL Metra station on the Elgin Subdivision.

Metra 211, the CB&Q heritage unit, leads a outbound train through Downers Grove, passing the historic CB&Q depot at Main Street.

Metra 116 leads a outbound train into Downers Grove.

METX 107 shoves a Heritage Corridor train back to the yard as METX 100 waits for its turn to depart Joliet back to LaSalle Street station in the city.

A (nearly) three way meet! Metra 213 shoves a train toward Chicago as Metra 194 slows to a stop on the far track. If you look closely under 213’s green signal, you can see the headlight of an ... (more)

A METRA commuter train from Chicago has finished its day and backs into the lower coach storage yard off of the wye at Kenosha.

NIRC 11 works a tie replacement job at Rondout Illinois