Orange Skies - A pair of Metra F40PH-3's lead outbound commuter trains west through Chicago Illinois on the former Milwaukee Road. The vibrant orange sky was due to heavy haze and smoke from wildfires being trapped by a temperature inversion.
Railroad
Metra
Class
EMD F40PH-3
Road Number
METX 215
Line/Subdivision
Elgin
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date Taken
October 05, 2011
Date Uploaded
November 28, 2022
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Orange Skies - A pair of Metra F40PH-3's lead outbound commuter trains west through Chicago Illinois on the former Milwaukee Road. The vibrant orange sky was due to heavy haze and smoke from wildfires being trapped by a temperature inversion.
Railroad photographer from Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland with many travels across the USA
METX 215 is a class EMD F40PH-3 and is pictured in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This was taken along the Elgin on the Metra. Photo Copyright: Lawrence Amaloo uploaded to Railroad Gallery on 11/28/2022. This photograph of METX 215 was taken on Wednesday, October 05, 2011. All Rights Reserved.
Nice meet!