A beautiful cloud-free mid May morning day's silence is broken up by a pair of express trains. Whether or not you like passenger trains, there is no "rush" like two express trains passing each ot... (more)

Another busy rush hour as an inbound commuter train clears the crossing and auto and pedstrian traffic is allowed to cross.

Due to an operational issue at the next crossover, the commuter rush was halted for nearly a half an hour. Here can be seen no less than Five trains continuing their journey to Chciago. ... (more)

An outbound express passes an inbound local during the morning rush. There's a high green on track two for another inbound express.

One coming and one going at Highlands station during the evening commuter rush.

A hot van train reflects in a Metra commuter train making a station stop in Hinsdale.

Wrapping up a station stop at Highland Park the train in the foreground is about to depart while another heads towards Chicago in the background.

Cruising westbound out of Chicagoland Amtrak 3 is rolling under the signals at Highland Park.

Due to an operational problem, the morning fleet was held up for twenty minutes at West Hinsdale. There are four trains in this view.

He's not asleep! An outbound "flip" rushes to probably Downers Grove to flip back to the city. The conductor will give instructions to the engineer to proceed back east to the station platf... (more)

An outbound express pours it on as it blasts past Highlands and is about to leave Hinsdale in it's dust.

An inbound commuter train meets the morning sun.

After making their station stop an eastbound Metra rolls by the spring flowers at the Hinsdale station.

BNSF 8286 followed by two NS ex-Conrail units and 2 SLRG F40's being delivered make up one heck of a consist for today's BRCGAL as they roll through Highland Park on the west side of Chicago.

A special runs back to CUS after picking up passengers for a charity event reportedly hosted by Oprah. Taken from Hinsdale Fire Dept Truck with the help of Andy and Pat.