![Chicago, 1996.](https://i0.wp.com/briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Metra-Electric-Chciago-1996-Brian-Solomon-761079.jpg?resize=336%2C461)
I made this image of an outbound Metra-Electric multiple-unit in the summer of 1996. This heavily traveled former Illinois Central suburban line remains a rarely photographed operation. I’ve always thought it was odd that it’s so infrequently pictured. Often, photographers neglect the most common subjects. So, there’s a lesson on seeing the ordinary in interesting ways.