A pair of F40PHM-2s appear to be getting some work done while the rest of the Meta fleet is busy dealing with the heart of rush hour.
Two outbound trains head for the "Race Track" and two inbound trains wait to get into CUS during the evening rush.
Climbing the hill into the Cicero Metra station.
An inbound Metra scoots toward the Cicero station.
A speeding express leaves a streak of green and silver while a local lights up the fog just to the east. To answer the question below: The train in the distance is on the far track, but the fog ma... (more)
Shoving hard under the "Q" signals with another trip into Chicago.
A symphony in stainless steel. Metra's Burlington Fleet sleeps the night away in Aurora. Note the green-tinted windows, a feature that seems to be unique to Metra.
it's a long, cold ride from A-2 to CUS but it's almost over for this conductor
As Metra leaves the station, the MARS light illuminates the signal bridge and the tinted windows and marker lights leave a Christmas-y trail.
An express outbound scoot races up to the Cicero stop
A six-car outbound Metra train passes by Eola.
inbound and outbound pass each other by
As Metra 1263 makes its station stop at Harlem Ave., rush hour train 1267 shoots west on main two as the sun lights the skies on fire, setting short of the triple track in the southwest.
