Metra Heads inbound to Chicago "Splitting the signals"

Still wearing the ATSF scheme

Still wearing the BN scheme

In what may be a never to be repeated scene, a WC SD45 leads a westbound under the EJ&E and CB&Q signals as it approaches Eola Yard.

Metra 186 shoves an Eastbound Dinkie at speed on Main Track 3 under the EJ&E overpass at East Eola. This is at MP 33 on the BNSF Chicago Subdivision.

Metra 404 heads directly into brilliant evening light as it charges westward to Aurora with an 11-car Dinkie. The EJ&E overpass gives the location away as East Eola.

BNSF 6757 and BNSF 2467 rest at Eola.

The "J" logo is still visible on the bridge as Metra 186 is framed by the EJ&E overpass, old telegraph wires, and Chicago Subdivision MP 33. This train is part of the evening rush from Chicago to... (more)

Amtrak train 3 rolls west through Eola. Another endangered paint scheme, Phase IV, is worn by the third unit.

Pessimism on the part of the congregation in Eola today suggested that this westbound signal bridge would be long gone by the end of the year. Over two years later, it still stands.

Yes, ladies and germs, BNSF freight trains really do run late sometimes!

With all due respect to MPI's marketing people, who actually got Metra to buy 20-odd of these, a Panzer with one working track could outrun this thing.

At last, BRCGAL pulls out of Eola.