METX 2002 MW sits on the back of a Metra ballast train.

This one of Metra's newer pieces of equipment, its bigger and looks neater then the old tie inserters, but it still does the same amount of work.....make any sense?

NIRC 7 pauses with his rock train while the tie gang ahead of him finishes up their work.

SOO 1544 works Bensenville yard.

During the brief "candy apple red" era, Soo 772 and 6608 rest in the Bensenville e/f just before sunset. 25MAR90

Sunset along the old Milwaukee tracks.

SOO 4450 working the yard job.

METX 415 strolls West into the glowing ball of orange known as the sun.

Soo 6055 leads a long manifest into Bensenville yard from points north and west.

Metra 612 shoves away from the Bensenville station, headed for Union Station in downtown Chicago