A inbound train from Aurora arrives Chicago Union Station, as another train passes through the wash rack on its way to the yard.
The blue flags are up in front of dozens of train sets waiting for Monday's amazing choreography of this well oiled machined known as Metra. All the tracks funnel in at Aurora.
The Metra races out of the storms.
a Metra conductor walks up to the front of his train after throwing the switch to allow this move to get from the coach yard to the terminal
Train 1285 heads into Chicago passing some BNSF light power toiling in the yard.
Metra 185 poaring the coals to it, heads West towards the historic Main Street Station.
The first F40PHM-2 accelerates out of the station onto Clarendon Hills.
