METX 511 hustles into Franklin Park, IL and under the Tower B-12 signals with an outbound commuter train as the Willis Tower looms in the background.

METX 512, one of Metra's popular SD70MACH locomotives, leads an outbound (likely train #2719) under the former Milwaukee Road searchlights comprising the Tower B-12 control point in Franklin Park,... (more)

Newest Member Of The Fleet At The Diamond. SD70MACH 523, recently put into service, has just completed its station stop at Prairie Crossing and is about to pound the diamond with the Fox La... (more)

A pair of Metra SD70MACHs lead a outbound train out of downtown Chicago.

The golden hour is upon us as North Central Service train #115 is seen skirting Cedar Lake with the RTA heritage unit leading. The train just departed its Lake Villa stop.

MACH 2. The SD70MACH doubleheader continues on train 2139 as it closes in on the flag stop at Ingleside Station.

Double The MACH, Double The Fun. Milwaukee North train 2139 highballs along Emerald Shores Lake in Ingleside, Illinois with a pair of SD70MACH's for power.

RTA Heritage, Saturday Edition. SD70MACH #500, the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) heritage unit, hustles past Long Lake on its way to Fox Lake with train 2611.

#500 leads train 2616 out of Ingleside, bound for Chicago Union Station on a sunny, Saturday afternoon.

Metra 517 departs Chicago with a outbound train during the golden hour.

MACH #505 shoves hard with train 2146 as it's just out of the flag stop at Ingleside.

Train 2131 highballs past Emerald Shores Lake in Ingleside, IL.

Puffy clouds dot the sky as trains 2140 and 2142 meet at Grayslake. 2140 (far track) is an inbound from Fox Lake, while 2142 (close track) is a Grayslake flip from outbound train 2119. Fan favorit... (more)

Milwaukee District North train 2135 passes MP 42.5 in Hainesville, bound for Fox Lake at a good clip.

On the last day of March, North Central Service train 107 is just out of its stop at Lake Villa. SD70MACH 518 is leading the way by Cedar Lake.