Burlington Northern EMD E9s gather on BN/Metra commuter trains stored in the coach yard (Hill Yard) at Aurora, Illinois, on April 16, 1988.
The Amtrak Illinois Zephyr passes through Aurora on its way to Quincy.
An outbound Metra pulls into the Route 59 station to drop off a few passengers.
Nicknamed the “Menards Local”, Y-EOL202 crawls out of BNSFs Eola Yard, towards downtown Aurora, with a trio of GPs for power.
Stainless steel Burlington Northern/Metra bi-level commuter cars fill Hill Yard in Aurora, Illinois, on weekends like in this view on Saturday, April 16, 1988.
On May 24th, BNSF's Eola Yard was fairly quiet with only a single train being built. A pair of BNSF GP39s put a sand train together on the south side of the yard.
BNSF train HCNIGAL takes the BNSF connection off of the CN Leithton Sub to access Eola Yard and home rails.
Back in 2008 BNSF 3128 Switches in the BNSF Eola yard in Aurora Illinois
2008 BNSF 1501 switching in the Eola Yard in Aurora Illinois
Led by an Executive SD70MAC, an eastbound loaded coal train makes its way through historic downtown Aurora.
Metra 405 when it was just another commuter unit. Now the 405 is Metra's Milwaukee Road heritage unit.
Holding out for Monday, back when blue was bountiful.
IC 2460 leads A490, south, on the CN Leithton Subdivision with an assortment of 90's power trailing behind.
A winter wonderland! BC Rail 4652 looks right at home leading a southbound Q116 through the fresh snow as it passes under the Route 34 bridge.
G HNFCSX is tied down at the east end of Eola Yard this morning. A Ferromex ACe leads the way, followed by a BNSF ACe and a BNSF SD70MAC, making for an all EMD lash-up.
