Sitting in the foreground the METX 112 is being moved in the BNSF Metra yard in Chicago. If memory serves this yard had slang name "The Tiger Pitt" years back.
Originally Built as the RTA 184, an F40PH-2, The METX 184 pulls south out of Lasalle Street Station, Chicago. This shot is right along Clark Street as the train heads for the 16th Street Diamond.
Tower A5. While no longer manned, Tower A5 is still used for maintenance of way by Metra. On this particular day, the venerable tower witnesses the passage of Amtrak Hiawatha train #338, he... (more)