Outbound Metra on a beautiful July day
An inbound Metra leaves the Bellwood station on a hot summer afternoon.
A very clean VIA 6435 leads 18 cars of "The Canadian" westward.
VIA 6449, 6433 and 6441 lead 21 cars through the tunnel at Mile 6.
A wide view of the interlocking as a Metra train heads West.
An F40 pushing a long ferry move waits to enter the Lake street interlocking
An outbound express flies through Franklin Park during the evening rush.
I've been trying to use my wide angle lens more. I think the results have been interesting.
Note the horizontally oriented signals on the CNW era signal bridge in the distance. The two signal bridges at each end of the Oak Park station are some of the last such signals on the Geneva sub.
A typically busy afternoon at Marion street. I really wish the kids would stay further away from the yellow line.
Luckily for railfans, the Metra coach yard has a public sidewalk going straight through it
This is one of the few places on the Metra system where you can see train sets with their engines oriented inbound.
a Metra scoot carefully backs into the siding after coming of the wye. Note the privately owned barcar on the Metra train sitting in the background.
Unit 6403 (in the CBC/Radio-Canada paint livery) has just split from its train and is waiting on the La Tuque sub, for the departure of the VIA train to Jonquiere, which will take the Jonquiere su... (more)
