T.G.'s Photography Blog

Metra Electric Train 756 sits just north of the Harrison Street Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Chicago. Behind the trees, on the left side of the photo, you can see the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) reaching up toward the sky. Also, behind the trees, to the left, is the Congress Hotel. Photo taken: December 21, 2009, at Chicago, Illinois.

August 14, 2008. Hinsdale, Illinois. This view is looking east down the BNSF's Chicago Subdivision, through the signal bridge at the Metra Highlands Station. In the distance three sets of head lights can be seen on approaching Metra Commuter trains, as well as part of the signal bridge at Western Springs, IL. To the left the top of the Western Springs Water Tower can be seen, and even further away is the Sear's Tower. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

August 14, 2008. Hinsdale, Illinois. A Metra commuter train rolls west into the Highlands station on the BNSF's Chicago Subdivision during the evening commuter rush. The Chicago Subdivision, also known as the "Race Track," is a triple track line running from Chicago, Illinois to Aurora, Illinois. The line hosts Amtrak and Metra passenger trains, as well as BNSF freight trains, and sees probably around 150+ trains a day. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

METX (Metra) 199 With the high-green signal in the distance, on BNSF's Chicago Subdivision, a Metra commuter train gets ready to depart the station in La Grange, IL. The train is being pushed by METX 199, which is an EMD F40PHM-2 that was built in May of 1992. The train's final destination will be Union Station in downtown Chiacgo . The Chicago Subdivision is a triple track mainline that also serves BNSF freight trains. Metra trains use the line between Chicago and Aurora, IL. METX is the American Association of Railroads' reporting mark for Metra. About the image This image was scanned from a 35mm slide on a Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED film scanner. Post processing was done in Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop. The original image was captured with a Canon A2E camera and a 70-200 F/2.8L USM lens. Photo taken: March 13, 2004, at La Grange, Illinois.