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            METX 500, Metra's RTA heritage unit, was chosen to wear holiday-themed Christmas lights while leading one of Metra's holiday trains running around the Metra system.

I had previously captured this unit with colorful lights, but I was not aware that Metra's plan was to rotate the lights through different themes while the unit was in service.

So, here in Elgin, 500 sleeps the night away while displaying its new snowflake lights.

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Elgin Township / Elgin (show map)

Taken on: December 11, 2024

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Metra

METX 500

RTA heritage unit

Elgin IL trains

Elgin Metra station

Elgin Sub

Metra Elgin Sub

Elgin Subdivision

Metra Elgin Subdivision

commuter train

passenger train

Metra holiday train « less

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6i, f/3.5, 1/125 sec, 18mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Lens:	EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 8.1 (Windows)
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