Metra train observed at Chicago railroad crossing Thursday evening

The video shows the perspective from inside a car stopped at a railroad crossing. A Metra train is passing. The train is silver. Red warning lights are flashing. The sky is bright and sunny with scattered clouds. There is another car stopped in front of the camera car. Some trees are visible on the right.

A Metra train is shown in a service yard under overhead electrical wires. The back of the train car is primarily red and white. The yard area around the tracks is gravel and some weeds. A graffiti-covered concrete wall is visible in the foreground. A brick building is adjacent to the train tracks. The sky is light blue.

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Chicago, United States of America · May 21, 2026, 10:20 PM · 0.2k attention

A Metra train is shown in a service yard under overhead electrical wires. The back of the train car is primarily red and white. The yard area around the tracks is gravel and some weeds. A graffiti-covered concrete wall is visible in the foreground. A brick building is adjacent to the train tracks. The sky is light blue.

The image, taken from inside a vehicle, shows a railroad track running through a tree-lined area. A train appears to be present on the tracks. The photograph was most likely taken near the Metra or South Shore tracks of Chicago.