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Electric Multiple-Unit Car

66 photographs
A silver and blue electric commuter rail car, number 1519, branded with the Metra logo, sits on a set of tracks with overhead wires, surrounded by trees and infrastructure. A Metra Gallery Car, number 1519, is shown on a private right-of-way, likely in a yard or on a sidetrack, under an overcast sky. May 3, 1994 · 11th and Michigan, Chicago, IL An orange and silver double-decker commuter train with 'Atlanta 1996' on its side travels on an elevated track in a city with brick buildings and a large chimney in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car with 'Atlanta 1996' Olympic graphics travels on an elevated structure in Chicago, with industrial buildings and a 'BRAUN BOT' storefront in the foreground. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A side view of a silver and blue Metra Highliner train car, number 1583, on a snowy elevated track with a city building in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 1583, is seen on an elevated structure during winter. December 23, 1997 · Harrison, MI A silver Metra train with a red and white striped cab end is moving on tracks bordered by trees and gravel. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit train travels along a private right-of-way with a red and white striped cab end. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave., IL A silver Metra Gallery train with red and white striped ends is captured in motion on a tree-lined track on a cloudy summer day. A Metra Gallery car, likely number 1[?]1, travels along a private right-of-way on a summer day. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave, IL A silver Metra train with red and blue stripes, featuring the 'M' logo, travels on multiple tracks next to a station platform with a person standing on it, surrounded by trees on an overcast day. A Metra electric multiple-unit train, likely a Budd-built Gallery car, is captured in motion on a private right-of-way on an overcast day. September 1, 1998 · Oakpark Ave, Oak Park, IL A bi-level commuter train with a silver body and red-and-white striped cab end is stopped at a station platform under an overcast sky, with trees and a shelter visible. A Chicago and North Western Highliner electric multiple-unit train at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois, likely in the 1970s or 1980s. September 1, 1998 · Oakpark Ave, Oak Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulling silver passenger cars at a station, with a bank and a silver SUV visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive number 610 pulls a train of gallery cars through a station platform under a clear sky. September 3, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A silver Metra Highliner train with red diagonal stripes on its end travels along curving tracks under a clear blue sky, with parked cars and brick buildings in the background. A Metra Highliner EMU, likely from the 1980s or 1990s, travels along a private right-of-way in Elmwood Park, Illinois. September 16, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A silver Metra train with red and white striped cab ends moves along snow-covered tracks, with a brick building and parked cars in the background. A Metra Gallery electric multiple-unit train, number 8227, travels through a snowstorm in Chicago. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A silver and orange South Shore Line Highliner train with the number 100 on its front, traveling on parallel tracks beside a blue and red Amtrak train, under a steel truss bridge on a cloudy day with bare trees in the background. A South Shore Line Highliner electric multiple-unit train, numbered 100, travels on its own tracks next to an Amtrak train in a winter landscape. February 1, 1999 · Van Buren (Balbo ?, MI A stainless steel electric train with an orange stripe, marked 'Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad' and number 43, on railroad tracks near a building with overhead wires, with snow on the ground. A South Shore Line Budd Silverliner electric multiple-unit car, number 43, on a snowy day in a rail yard. February 1, 1999 · Michigan J Monroe, MI A Metra Highliner train car, numbered 758, sits on tracks under a concrete bridge with snow on the ground. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 758, under a concrete bridge in a snowy yard. February 1, 1999 · Balbo, Chicago, IL Two silver, blue, and red Metra Highliner train cars, numbered 1660, are on railroad tracks under a steel bridge, with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 1660, travels on a private right-of-way under a truss bridge in winter. February 1, 1999 · Balbo, Chicago, IL A silver, blue, and red double-decker Metra train car with the number 1659 sits on tracks under a bridge, with snow on the ground. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 1659, is shown in a yard during winter. February 1, 1999 · Michigan and Balbo, Chicago, IL A silver, red, and brown Metra Highliner train car with the number 124, stopped at a station platform in a winter scene with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 124, is shown at a station platform in winter. February 1, 1999 · Van Buren, MI A silver, blue, and red Metra train with the number 1634 is shown on tracks next to a large pile of dirt, with tall city buildings and an elevated railway structure behind it. A Metra Gallery electric multiple-unit train, number 1634, passes through a construction site in Chicago, with elevated tracks and downtown buildings in the background. February 1, 1999 · Michigan and Harrison, Chicago, IL A silver double-decker commuter train with red and white striped ends moves along tracks bordered by snow and utility poles under a clear sky. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit train travels along a private right-of-way in a Chicago suburb during winter. February 6, 1999 · Nieva Ave