Morning fog adds mystery to a familiar scene, as METX 143 shoves an inbound train into the mists. In the distance, the headlights of an CTA train shine through, and much further away we can see th... (more)
An inbound Metra slowly approaches out of the early morning fog
Metra 155 cruises past the Oak Park CTA station and an eastbound el train.
an outbound Metra train departs Marion Street. The brown platform shelter to the left is the only structure surviving from the original CNW station, aside from the embankment the station sets on.
A veteran ex-CNW SD40 leads a stack train west on track 1, an unusual move at this time on a weekday since this track is normally reserved for eastbound commuter trains.
A rare inbound Metra move on track 2 due to freight traffic on the normally eastbound track 1 pulls into Marion st station. Note the CTA yard to the right of the engine.
A stack transfer heads into the setting sun, its strong industrial styling matching up with the strong vertical and horizontal lines of the urban landscape.
A typically busy day at Marion street. An west bound Metra passes the tail end of an east bound stack train. To the right, a CTA train runs towards its final stop.
Just another rush hour on the UP West Line
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.
In an unusual rush hour west-bound move on track 3, a UP freight train creates commuting chaos by sending the hour's inbounds to track 2.
