It Won't Be Long Now

It felt like spring tonight, so I grabbed my D50 and tripod after dinner, and went out to grab a few shots of the Elburn Metra coachyard. It struck me that once the coachyard is filled up with commuter trains, we won't be seeing it empty like this for a long, long time.

A reporter asked me today about Metra coming to Elburn and how exciting this all must be. Actually, after all the planning and the passage of time, it seems almost anti-climactic.

Several names are mentioned in the 1990 executive session minutes of the very first Metra meeting in Elburn. We are trying to make sure that each of them is invited to our opening ceremony on the 23rd.

Some of the people in attendance that visionary night included: John Hicks, Francis James, Carl Ekstrom, Diane Hogan, Nick Keeler, Walt Tupy, Jan Docherty, John Peterson, Dean Capes, and the late Leroy Matteson.

Be careful what you wish for folks, because you just might get it. And, Metra in Elburn is a 16-year dream come true.