| Chicago 
    and beyond by train and 'L' | 
  
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    | Union Station 
    Chicago which handles both local commuter trains and inter-State Amtrak 
    services - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | La Grange, on BNSF's 
    commuter route out of Union Station affords good photo opportunities - 
    PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | BNSF Coal Train 
    (left);  BNSF stack train (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Aurora - with a 
    return working for Union Station Chicago ready to leave town - PHOTOs 
    Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Metra commuter 
    trains arriving Chicago Union Station - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Sometimes the 'L' [elevated railway] goes underground - PHOTOs Malcolm 
    McCrow | 
  
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    | 'L' trains on the Green Line west of Chicago - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Views from the Green Line - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Cicero - 4800W, 330N 
    - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Union Pacific 
    (left);  CSX (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | The CSX locos were 
    on the point of a very long manifest train - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Red Line trains heading out of town in early evening (left);  
    trackside housing (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Back in the Loop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Trains overhead in 
    the Loop - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Trains arriving at 
    Quincy which has been restored to its original 1897 appearance - PHOTOs 
    Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | Quincy 'L' station- 
    PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
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    | GT GPs viewed from 
    the Orange Line on a run out to Midway - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | 
  
    | USA |