METX 147, an F40PH wearing an FRA "Blue Sign" scheme as part of an Operation Lifesaver promotion, rolls into Elmhurst, IL with an outbound commuter train.
METX 147, one of Metra's F40PH locomotives, sports an Operation Lifesaver wrap for the time being, promoting the visibility of the FRA-mandated blue sign at all railroad crossings; each sign conta... (more)
METX 147 sporting its brand new Operation Lifesaver scheme shoves a train back to the city on a nice fall afternoon.
METX 147 sporting its brand new Operation Lifesaver scheme.
A view of the Metra coach yard in Elburn.
The Chicago skyline spans the background as Metra 147 leads an outbound commuter train on the UP Geneva Sub, passing under the former CNW signal bridge at Tower A2. A UP GP15 makes a transfer move... (more)
Shortly after departing Ogilvie, double-headed F40's make their way west through the city.
One of Metra's OLS units leads the private club car run past the signals at the Evanston-Wilmette border.
First Outbound Sunday morning train passes through the small town of Hartland nearing Harvard.
The Chicago Skyline creates the backdrop as Metra F40PH-3 No. 147 patiently waits at Ogilvie Transportation Center on a cloudy and mild June 25, 2015.
Part of the Chicago skyline, including the Sears Tower make up the backdrop as Metra trains are seen parked at Ogilvie Transportation Center, formally known as North Western Station on June 25, 20... (more)
Commuter train flies down to the station in Palatine during the early Friday rush.
A Metra UP-North line train heads for the beginning of the Kenosha sub. Behind the OLS F40 is a private bar car inherited from the CNW.
METX 147 nears the end of her day as the 177 is early into another shove back to Chicago as train #62.
Inbound Metra scoot crests the hill as it comes into LaFox.
