VIA 6434 and 3 other sisters pull up track one at Jasper for a station stop.

Well after sunset, two Metra trains meet at speed west of the Elmhurst station.

Westbound 503 prepares to make its last stop at Elburn while an eastbound DPU pusher coasts by on the other main.

Metra Southwest 839 sits awaiting it's departure time as a Metra MP36 403 heads out of Union Station with a BNSF train.

What I'm assuming are happy commuters, happy to be almost home anyway, as they detrain at LaFox.

The Skeena waits in track one for the arrival of a late Canadian.

The big, mean, double-headed Metra machine pounds the rails and flies east to LaFox.

VIA 6440 holds track 1 waiting for a late #1 to get in.

A different look at the controls of one of VIA's F40s.

an inbound Metra passes a container train paused to wait for the inbounds to pass before entering the area of double track between River Forest and Proviso yard.

Unlimited Parking in action. UP coal unit trains are parked back to back, while an inbound Metra passes them by

VIA train no 602, the 'SAGUENAY', is making its stop in Garneau, just by the Garneau yard tower

The 4:25 train for Chicago departs eastbound from the Elburn Station on the UP Genvea Sub.

The conductor checks his watch, the time it 4:24 pm, one minute until the train departs, even that does not stop the conductor from chatting on his phone as the last passengers board.

VIA 602, the 'Saguenay' is crossing a trestle in St Boniface, at sunset. This train is normally combined with the 'Abitibi', but on that day, it was cancelled due to a CN freight derailment on the... (more)