Union Pacific North West Line train is pulling into Arlington Heights Station
As a Metra commuter train departs Waukegan Station on the left-hand main, another arrives. This is UP's Kenosha Sub, part of the ex-C&NW Chicago-Milwaukee line.
The Metra commuter train closest to us has just gotten a green light from the dispatcher. Once he departs, the first train on the adjacent main will back through the crossover onto the other main,... (more)
Just enough sun comes out to catch an inbound train to the Loop passing the old CNW station as it approches the West Chicago Metra station.
A Metra F40 hangs out with a UP SD70. Pretty soon it'll be time the 160 to leave for the afternoon fleet
A single Metra F40 running light passes by the very cool signal mast that guards the interlocking.
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.
As the sun sets on Turner junction the 505 scoot makes it's way past JB tower in West Chicago.
The silence is broken by Metra 160 departs from its stop at La Fox, westbound.
Metra heading into Elmhurst to drop of the tired working middle-upper (MOSTLY UPPER) class people of the western suburbs