Metra 120, the Veterans unit leads Heritage Corridor 915 South into Lemont.

Metra 120, the Veterans unit, leads Southwest Service train 819 into Palos Park.

METX 120, Metra's F40PH-3 that is newly painted in a scheme to honor those who have served in our Armed Forces, idles on a stub track at the downtown Elgin, IL Metra station, where it will partake... (more)

It's a cold night in Mundelein and Christmas is just around the corner. NCS train 117 is making its station stop with the Metra Veteran's unit in charge.

METX 120, Metra's F40PH-3 newly painted in a stylized Veterans tribute scheme, rolls into the Schiller Park Metra station with NCS train 117, American flag eagle prominently displayed on the nose.

After meeting Grayslake flip #2115, train #2136 throttles up out of its Grayslake station stop and crosses Mill Creek, which is slowly beginning to thaw out from the somewhat above normal temperat... (more)

The new Veteran's unit skirts a frozen Cedar Lake on its way out of Lake Villa on Christmas Eve.

Earlier this week, Metra debuted F40PH #120 in a brand new paint scheme saluting veterans across the United States Armed Forces. Here, the handsome loco is seen arriving at the Joliet Transportati... (more)

The Eagle Has Landed. After completing its run from Chicago to Elgin on train #2243, Metra's new "Honoring All Who Served" Veteran's unit is seen tying down along the Fox River in... (more)

Metra 120, the new Veterans unit, sits in Joliet after arriving with train 433.

Metra 120, the new Veterans unit, leads Rock island train 433 West into Tinley Park.

Normally, the Metra Heritage Corridor System from Chicago Union Station - Joliet Union Station does not operate trains on Saturday’s and Sunday’s, but for Oktoberfest they have been. METX HX01... (more)

Due to a lack of ridership, Metra is now only operating one outbound train on the Heritage corridor. The one and only outbound train of the day leaves Lemont bound for Joliet.