BNSF Railway covered hopper up close. Elmwood Park Illinois. Late October 2012.

BNSF Railway covered hopper up close. Elmwood Park Illinois. Late October 2012., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.

I took this photograph recently, at the Elmwood Park Metra comuter rail station.

An eastbound Norfolk Southern Railroad transfer freight train was passing through the station at the time of this photograph.

Seen here up close, is a BNSF Railway covered hopper car used for transporting grain.