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A hazy late-summer evening finds Metra trains meeting at Mayfair Junction in Chicago, Illinois. An inbound Milwaukee District North (MD-N) train is seen holding in the distance for an outbound Union Pacific Northwest Line (UP-NW) train. METX No. 104 "The Spirit of Chicago" leads the UP-NW train as it hurries toward its next stop at Jefferson Park! Shortly after that train cleared, the MD-N train arrived at Mayfair Station and completed its station work, continuing on toward its next stop at Gray