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.

Milwaukee heritage #405 and F59PH #99 thunder north through Lake Villa. Train #117 is the last of the evening and will tie up for the weekend upon arrival at the Antioch Coach Yard.

Just out of the station stop at Lake Villa, 98 and 413 thunder along Cedar Lake with NCS #117, the last train of the evening on the North Central Service.

A former IC Highliner pulls into the Richton Park station while I was out searching in vain for the Mark Twain Zephyr.