Always nice to see an original model F40PH

But we still call it the Sears Tower. Named for the Village of Itasca, Illinois, METX 183 (F40PH-2) leads train 1247 on the afternoon of February 18, 2020. The tall looming structure decorating th... (more)

Metra 183 pushes an inbound train out of Naperville

View above Taylor Street
After hauling a load of commuters to Chicago Union Station, freshly-painted Metra F40PH-2 No. 183 passes the wash building as it heads to Metra’s coach yard a... (more)

Rebuilt F40PH 183 shoves train 1292 into the Hinsdale station as train 1285 departs.

Metra 183 leads a outbound express train past Highlands.

Metra EMD F40PH-2 No. 183 exits Chicago Union Station with a commuter train as another train enters the dark environs of the station beneath Polk Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 9, 2017.

Metra 183 leads a outbound train past the historic Arcade building and into Riverside.

An outbound suburban blasts by Fairview Ave with a Metra F40PH on the point.

A Metra deadhead move switches to the lead for 14th Street Yard after having dropped its passengers at Union Station.

Heading out of Union Station and hazing up the area having just belched out a cloud of smoke.

It's rush hour and there's 5 commuter trains in one shot, something not uncommon for this area.

Something old, something new An outbound Metra passes under the CB&Q searchlights and the new Darth Vader tri's at East Lisle. The new signals have recently been turned to face the tracks.

What's he pointing to? Maybe the next dinky coming up.

Metra 183 departs Highlands and passes under the now signal-less CB&Q signal bridge. The new signals were cut over this past weekend.