This video, shot through the front door/window of Nippon Sharyo Highliner II cab car unit 1276 in Metra service, shows the entire northbound trip of Metra Electric Train 338 in real time. This train ride originated from South Chicago 93rd street station and terminated at Millennium Station Station in downtown Chicago.
Special thanks goes out to the friendly Metra crew.
Please excuse the fact that this video was recorded during the evening in April. The view towards the front of the train during certain portions of the trip was rather dark and at times my camera struggled to focus as a result.
Circa April 2023. This video was recorded in 4K UHD.
I've time stamped moments when the train made stops at stations and when the train passed by some points of interest:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Title Card
0:14 A quick external view of Nippon Sharyo Highliner II cab car unit 1276 that I will be traveling on board today
0:21 A quick view of the interior of Nippon Sharyo Highliner II cab car unit 1276
0:32 Beginning of the POV train ride & Doors closing
1:01 Departure from South Chicago 93rd street station
2:20 Train traveling through South Chicago
3:32 Approaching at 87th street station
4:10 Train stopping
4:27 Departure from 87th street station
5:34 Approaching 83rd street station
6:28 Train stopping
6:55 Departure from 83rd street station
8:08 Approaching 79th street station
8:50 Train stopping
9:15 Departure from 79th street station
10:08 Approaching Windsor Park station
10:30 Train stopping
10:54 Departure from Windsor Park station
12:18 Approaching South Shore station
12:46 Train stopping
13:13 Departure from South Shore station
14:49 Approaching Bryn Mawr station
15:11 Train stopping
15:41 Departure from Bryn Mawr station
16:50 Approaching Stony Island station
17:24 Train stopping
17:49 Departure from Stony Island station
19:27 Train joining the Metra Electric mainline
20:04 View of the Metra Electric mainline
20:51 View of a southbound Metra Electric train
21:55 Passing 63rd street station flag stop
23:00 Approaching 59th Street/University of Chicago station
23:19 Train stopping
23:53 Departure from 59th Street/University of Chicago station
24:30 Approaching 55th-56th-57th Street station
24:46 Train stopping
25:14 Departure from 55th-56th-57th Street & announcement about upcoming flag stops
26:13 Approaching 51st-53rd Street Hyde Park station flag stop
26:27 Train stopping
26:55 Departure from 51st-53rd Street Hyde Park station flag stop
27:52 Approaching 47th Street Kenwood station flag stop
28:05 Passing 47th Street Kenwood station flag stop
28:13 Train accelerating
29:00 Train moving at high speed
30:51 Approaching 27th Street station flag stop
31:04 Passing 27th Street station flag stop
31:54 Approaching McCormick Place station
32:20 Train stopping
32:46 Departure from McCormick Place station
33:44 View of the skyline of downtown Chicago including Sears Tower
33:46 Approaching 18th Street station flag stop
34:02 Train stopping
34:25 Departure from 18th Street station flag stop
34:39 View of Metra rolling stock in storage
34:50 View of Soldier Field
36:17 Approaching Museum Campus/11th Street station
36:48 Train stopping
37:30 Departure from Museum Campus/11th Street station
39:55 Approaching Van Buren Street station
40:23 Train stopping
40:50 Departure from Van Buren Street station & announcement about the final stop
42:41 Approaching Millennium station
43:14 Arrival at Millennium station
43:45 Train stopping
43:57 End of the POV train ride & disembarkation
44:19 An external view of Nippon Sharyo Highliner II cab car unit 1276 I rode in
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