in a brief clear moment on an otherwise cloudy day, an east bound Metra pulls out of the Oak Park station.

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

An outbound el train heads into the setting sun

a UP coal drag sits parked at the edge of the Oak Park Metra station, waiting for another empty unit train a few yards ahead to move out.

UP 7605 in GE paint scheme and a patched Rio Grande SD50 were two rare visitors to the Oak Park Metra station this evening

Another shot from the CTA Lake St. line pre-elevation in Oak Park shows a B train descending to street level near Harlem & North Blvd. headed downtown.

Reflected in the glass at the Oak Park Stop

The street sign on the far right indicates this is Forest St., just east of Harlem Ave. Construction materials on the upper level are for the elevation of the CTA line, here at street grade with ... (more)

Another in John's series of views showing the CTA Lake St. line during construction of the elevated adjacent to the CNW. An 'A' train moves through a flagman protected crossing east of Harlem Ave... (more)

While construction had begun to elevate the Lake St. EL to the same level as the CNW, seen on the left, the line was still at grade level in this view of a CTA 'B' train at Forest St, just east of... (more)

This photo was taken prior to the elevation of the Lake St. El through Oak Park, alongside the CNW right of way, seen above. Construction of the elevated was underway at the time.

A west bound freight train kicked this east-bound Metra to the middle track. I ended up directing commuters who got confused by the change over to the south platform.

Heading into Chicago after stopping in Oak Park