Burlington Northern, Metra E9 units at LaGrange, IL 1990

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Burlington Northern, Metra E9 units at LaGrange, IL 1990

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These are video shots of Burlington Northern, Electro Motive E9A's arriving, departing and passing nonstop through LaGrange, Illinois. The tape was recorded in August of 1990. By this time, the BN (now BNSF) was the last operator of the E-unit or "covered wagon." on the entire Metra system (the Chicago & North Western Railway had retired its E-units about a year earlier).
A number of things to note while viewing this video: the lack of ditch lights on the EMD E9's, how a few pedestrians, motorists and even a bicyclist show little regard for the two other "live" mainline tracks (with possible speeding trains). And speaking of speeding trains, watch how one commuter train blasts through on an adjacent track while another train is stopped with passengers detraining. Today, passenger and freight trains must stop before passing through a Metra depot where another passenger train is stopped for passengers. Finally, hope you enjoy the shot at about 8:40. 3 for the price of 1. Just "dumb luck" I caught that one! Thanks for watching!

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@johnny5805 Ай бұрын

I've never been to the USA, but have become obsessed with watching videos of the E9's, especially the Burlington ones. The USA built so many beautiful streamlined diesel locos from the 1930's to the 1950's, but there's something indefinably special about the E series. They are more than just locos, they are moving pieces of design art

@WAL_DC-6B Ай бұрын

The EMD E-units still retain their good looks to this day. Thanks for your comment!

@kristindell267 6 жыл бұрын

To hear the lovely sounds of those classic mechanical bells and brass train bells! And that iconic BN logo and green paint scheme!

@braulioromero-jimenez3606 5 жыл бұрын

I like the air horn it sounds like it's a classic

@jamesmarine5432 11 ай бұрын

My grandparents house was in Riverside I grew up looking at the E9 everyday and listen to them all day and night it was awesome to see when they were double-headed even triple and quadruple they must have been moving units around awesome to see the triple track everyday the awesome sound of the E9 is always in the back of my mind sometimes even when I sleep now I imagine being in my grandparents house listening to those E9 go past in the evening or the middle of the night Memories Forever

@BossSpringsteen69 6 жыл бұрын

I miss them in operation so much even though i saw two of them at the BRC yard a month ago in their new livery. They just sat there lonely and shut down.

@nathancorcoran5347 5 ай бұрын

Chicago Metra trains in 1990 being pulled and pushed by the soon to be retired EMD E9 locomotives that were previously used by the Burlington Northern Railroad.

@Juscz 8 жыл бұрын

Sure brings back memories. Great footage, due in no small part to your steady camera handling.

@WAL_DC-6B 8 жыл бұрын

Thankfully, I used a tripod for the majority of these shots.

@realdavidii 4 жыл бұрын

The loco at 2:06 is not the one that hit that woman. The loco appears to be *9902* , while the loco that hit Mary (that was her name) was *9912*

@kidreviewsmodels460 4 жыл бұрын

This looks very similar to the place Mary (forgot her last name) got hit is it?

@realdavidii 4 жыл бұрын

@@kidreviewsmodels460 About the place, I assume it´s a different location I think it would be closer

@loganmalough2379 4 жыл бұрын

David ii yeah. Tragic day.

@realdavidii 3 жыл бұрын

@FRANCIS SCHMID Yeah, my bad XD

@Bobbytomface 3 жыл бұрын

Wasnt 9902 parked next to the train that hit mary?

@mbrproductions160 3 жыл бұрын

The horns on these things are Incredible! I don't believe my ears!

@peters1127 4 жыл бұрын

EMD E,s are one of the best looking locomotives of the era.

@TheRrxing 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos

@Hollergirlohio Жыл бұрын

My dad was a conductor on this train.

@WAL_DC-6B Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's neat! Which one in particular in this video?

@Hollergirlohio Жыл бұрын

Cause there is no time stamp, I will just tell u his schedule was 6 am in and directly back out, bank in around 11 am back out 3 pm and directly back in for express train out. Home bout 6 30 pm daily. He was also Santa on the dinkys for 15 years handing out tootsie rolls. Lol.

@Hollergirlohio Жыл бұрын

At 5 37 I could almost swear that is his whistle. It was very distinct.

@Hollergirlohio Жыл бұрын

I believe the conductor at 10 40 was called teddy bear.

@ChristianContemporaryMusic02 3 жыл бұрын

Nice footage.

@KCDash4400cw 4 жыл бұрын

Every time I see a e9 I think of that video where that girl got hit by the train

@alexthesouthernpacificmt4879 3 жыл бұрын

same

@RandomRetroTrainGuy82 4 жыл бұрын

Classic & Vintage

@tyhik9338 4 жыл бұрын

When did Metra first started the door closing announcements?

@Nvideofilmsproductions Жыл бұрын

I think 2000 ty

@AMERICALxGUNNER 9 ай бұрын

This is the one that hit Mary t Wojtyla

@Trainboivr Жыл бұрын

7:26 when disaster struck:

@WAL_DC-6B Жыл бұрын

No one got hurt in the making of the video.

@tfp_4215 9 ай бұрын

Not in this video but he might be referencing another video related to these trains.

@Trainboivr 7 ай бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6Bthe death of Mary T. Wojtyla

@Trainboivr 7 ай бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6Bnvm it happened a year later

@Trainboivr 7 ай бұрын

And the locomotive that past in this video is number 9923 that I mistaken for *9912*

@MrAwesomedude808 3 жыл бұрын

So we have footage of some if not all the e9s from BN. All but one: BN-3. anyone have any footage of her before she was donated to IRM? I know there’s footage of BN-1 and BN-2 (the f9 A&B pair). Edit: we have her as 9919, but I’m looking for her as BN-3

@cmadden3364 3 жыл бұрын

You like watching 60 year old CB&Q E8'S AND E9'S

@bigshouldersrails1318 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! I'm in the process of making a video on Burlington Northern's suburban E-Units. Would you give me permission to use small, short clips from this video in my video? The video is for non-profit educational purposes, and you would receive full credit for your clips in both the video and the description. Thanks for your consideration, and I look forward to hearing from you.

@WAL_DC-6B 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you may use "small, short clips" from my "Burlington Northern E9A units at LaGrange, IL 1990" video for your own video of non-profit, educational purposes. I have no problem with that. Will this video eventually be uploaded to KZfaq? If so, please let me know when you do so.

@bigshouldersrails1318 2 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Thank you very much! Your help is much appreciated. And yes, I will be uploading the video to KZfaq - I will post a link in this thread when it is completed.

@bigshouldersrails1318 2 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Hi, I just uploaded the video. You can find it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7Rhg8l5vq-Ykmw.html . Thank you once again for letting me use clips, it was very helpful!

@WAL_DC-6B 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigshouldersrails1318 Nice job you did with your video on BN e-units! Glad I was able to provide some help.

@Hollergirlohio Жыл бұрын

My dad was Santa on the bn for years aurora to chicago

@wsorfan-co1rq 3 жыл бұрын

do you know what BN E9 was blowing it's horn at 7:25?

@WAL_DC-6B 3 жыл бұрын

My guess from the blurred image passing by is 9923

@wsorfan-co1rq 3 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B ok, that is what it looked like to me too

@amari3881 5 жыл бұрын

2:06 this locomotive hit a women

@braulioromero-jimenez3606 5 жыл бұрын

That was in August 27 1991

@braulioromero-jimenez3606 5 жыл бұрын

This video is from 1990 you're talking a year ahead

@WindyCityExpeditionist 4 жыл бұрын

Was actually 9920. It's on display in Texas.

@RandomRetroTrainGuy82 4 жыл бұрын

You all are wrong that loco is 9902.

@WindyCityExpeditionist 4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomRetroTrainGuy82 No, it is 9920.

@rockisland4506 6 жыл бұрын

Quick question I’m making a railfan talk video and can I use one of these clips? I’ll give credits

@WAL_DC-6B 6 жыл бұрын

First, thanks for asking and not just going ahead and copying my video. Yes, as long as you're not posting the entire BN E-unit video, the clip from this video is used in a tasteful manner and you give credit, please go ahead and use that portion to help your own video. Let me know when your video is available as I'd like to see it.

@topg571 4 жыл бұрын

There’s an abandoned e9 near ohare airport it’s the same one as this

@brittanygabrielson8398 3 жыл бұрын

Can you link the picture please

@landon176 3 ай бұрын

The locomotive is #9907

@brittanygabrielson8398 4 жыл бұрын

What year did you record that video?

@WAL_DC-6B 4 жыл бұрын

Just read the title of the video.

@Dorox97 4 жыл бұрын

7:25 Nice horn

@BNProductions-vy7mf 2 жыл бұрын

Its a s2m

@Dorox97 2 жыл бұрын

@@BNProductions-vy7mf Thanks

@BNProductions-vy7mf 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dorox97 your wel

@BNProductions-vy7mf 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dorox97 come

@fwsauerteig 6 жыл бұрын

At 2:10 is the 9912, that is the engine that killed train girl.

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 5 жыл бұрын

No, it was not a girl. It was Mary T Wojitya, a woman with her lawyer on the way to the courthouse.

@fwsauerteig 5 жыл бұрын

I understand that, puppy pup. But she is known as train girl or traingirl.

@DowntownWithBrown 5 жыл бұрын

I believe that's 9902.

@braulioromero-jimenez3606 5 жыл бұрын

You're talking a year ahead

@braulioromero-jimenez3606 4 жыл бұрын

However the locomotive is left abandoned somewhere in the Chicago airport

@paulbrennan5646 3 жыл бұрын

Dear WAL_DC-6B: Can you please tell me sir which one these trains was the one that hit that poor lady. What Number was it and where to look for it. Greetings from Canada.

@WAL_DC-6B 3 жыл бұрын

According to a website regarding pedestrians being struck by trains, it was BN 9912 that struck and instantly killed that woman. I couldn't find 9912 in my video here.

@paulbrennan5646 3 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Thank you for your speedy reply!

@wsorfan-co1rq 4 жыл бұрын

had the train not been so close, the woman at 9:07 would have for sure ran in front of it. she was thinking about it too....

@loganmalough2379 4 жыл бұрын

wsorfan1218 yeah. We heard about what happen to that mary woman who got killed by a train. 😔🥺

@roundlakerailfan6853 5 жыл бұрын

Remind me, why did Metra use BN E-units instead of their own locos?

@WAL_DC-6B 5 жыл бұрын

I believe the E units seen here were rebuilt at some point in the past and consequently still had some use left in them.

@roundlakerailfan6853 5 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Okay, that makes sense. But one more question on that note. If Metra used them, why did they retain their BN livery?

@WAL_DC-6B 5 жыл бұрын

Could be that the units were still owned by the BN. Just my guess.

@DaimosZ 5 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B I recall BN leased their engines to Metra. So the BN paint was kept for that reason.

@DaimosZ 5 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the three track raceway was still owned by BN so considering BN would have had next to no other uses for their E9 fleet in the late 80's/early 90's it made sense to lease them to Metra in exchange for trackage rights.

@Bkn348og 3 жыл бұрын

EXCUSE ME IS THAT 1912 THE ONE THAT HIT THE LADY?

@WAL_DC-6B 3 жыл бұрын

BN 9912 is "THE ONE THAT HIT THE LADY."

@BNSF4749Railfan 3 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B blue kid steals videos and foams over normal units

@BNProductions-vy7mf 2 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6Bwho me?

@WindyCityExpeditionist 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, did metra own these E units, or was BN the last one to help chicago's commuter service.

@DowntownWithBrown 4 жыл бұрын

BN actually operated these trains on Metra's behalf, as did the CNW for Metra's 3 Ogilvie lines. The ownerships were relinquished to BNSF and UP respectively in 1997 and 1995, and both continue to operate those lines to this day. That's the most likely explanation for why BN and CNW equipment were common on these trains even after Metra's founding.

@WindyCityExpeditionist 4 жыл бұрын

@@DowntownWithBrown Thank you. Yeah, Metra even did a CB&Q heritage unit for the service they have given us since the beginning ti'l now and made F40PHM #211 the heritage unit. And now I am waiting for a CNW heritage unit/Illinois Central heritage unit because I live on the electric line.

@P42_foamer 7 ай бұрын

Metra leased them from BN

@WindyCityExpeditionist 7 ай бұрын

@@P42_foamer ye ik

@Nvideofilmsproductions Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's the weekend schedule

@WAL_DC-6B Жыл бұрын

Weekends is when the BN ran way fewer commuter trains which is why I shot this on a weekday afternoon instead.

@BNProductions-vy7mf 2 жыл бұрын

2:48 is a rs2m

@WAL_DC-6B 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing out the type of locomotive horn!

@BNProductions-vy7mf 2 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B your wellcome

@aidansturtz2025 4 жыл бұрын

Horn at 7:27?

@WAL_DC-6B 4 жыл бұрын

At 7:27 you hear the horn from the locomotive of the passing train in the foreground.

@aidansturtz2025 4 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Yeah I know, but I was curious on what type of horn it was.

@WAL_DC-6B 4 жыл бұрын

@@aidansturtz2025 Nearly all horns on diesel locomotives in the U.S. use compressed air to operate.

@aidansturtz2025 4 жыл бұрын

@@WAL_DC-6B Yeah I know. But like what exact type of horn, there's K5HL, K5LLA. I wanna know what the name is.

@WAL_DC-6B 4 жыл бұрын

A K5HL WHAT?!! Truly, Sir, I must plead ignorance in this matter and I therefore defer to your obviously superior knowledge on this "blaring" subject. But all kidding aside, I never learned about locomotive air horn types at locomotive engineer's school both at the Soo Line RR and Chicago & North Western Rwy.