After leading train 2243 in from Chicago, METX 500 ties up on the River Track in Elgin. Decorated for Christmas, it looks good alongside the Fox River on this cold November evening.
Metra's RTA heritage unit thunders out of downtown Chicago with train #2225 for Big Timber Road in Elgin.
Inbound and outbound Metra trains meet at Elmwood Park on a sunny evening. The Windy City stands tall 13 miles through the haze.
METX 500 leads Milwaukee District North train 2123 under the signal bridge at CP Morgan. These new engines had been on my radar for a while now, and I'm glad I was able to roster 9 out of 15 on th... (more)
In great evening light, METX 500 and 99 team up on 117 as they pull into Lake Villa.
METX 500, the class unit of Metra's SD70MACH roster and wearing a special throwback scheme honoring the Regional Transportation Authority, leads an outbound train through Elmwood Park, IL.
