Metra Heritage Corridor Cab Ride on Train

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oct197

8 ай бұрын

Taken on September 30th, 2023

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@michaellewter8671 7 ай бұрын

STATIONS STOPS IN ORDER 1JOLIET TRANSPORTATION CENTER START 0:22 2 LOCKPORT 5:24 3 ROMEOVILLE 12:05 4 LEMONT 16:50 5 WILLOW SPRINGS 27:31 6 SUMMIT 35:35 7 CHICAGO UNION STATION 1:04:21 END

@snickers100dg 2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@jrails46 5 ай бұрын

5:20 Metra should've announced to those passengers at Lockport, IL that the train is running on a different track so instead of the engineer having to yell out the window, they couldve already been waiting on the proper platform. Great video btw!

@oct197. 5 ай бұрын

I think it was just last minute we were on the left side but yea.

@tact86 8 ай бұрын

Nice. Thanks for sharing!

@michaelimmerman2553 Ай бұрын

Great horn!

@FyfFyd-wu2jp 8 ай бұрын

So awesome!

@System6VideoProductions 8 ай бұрын

Good video, I hope someday to make it to Chicago too see the metra

@jackchen7003 8 ай бұрын

I already did

@w9gb 7 ай бұрын

The Metra Heritage Corridor is the old Chicago-Alton Railroad mainline, from Joliet to Chicago Union Station. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Corridor

@steelcityboy630 7 ай бұрын

Gotta love the HC! 5 stops, 80mph P.S. I never knew there was a detector at 33.5 and also strange the train ran left hand main

@DiggingRob 8 ай бұрын

Great video, some of the Signal Aspects I couldn’t See There color aspect……I would of been in Trouble 😮 ……Thanks for sharing

@oct197. 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. I think it's just my phone camera and the sun light that caused us not to see it well.

@lennysvideoz 8 ай бұрын

Great POV!

@thawngthawng13 8 ай бұрын

I like trains Awesome goodMetra 👍🏼👌🚂🚃🚃

@NE_IL 8 ай бұрын

I Live By The Heritage Corridor

@bryanflores1574 17 күн бұрын

Awesome video! Im excited to start taking the HC soon. Did you pre-pay your tickets online somewhere or just get them after getting on the train?

@Kennysbait 5 ай бұрын

This is one of the most underused metra lines due to how little it gets and it only runs on weekdays so therefore it gets less ridership than other metra lines and also because it has a short schedule each day so you barely get any trains on this line

@oct197. 5 ай бұрын

Yep. This train I was on was during the fall excursion program on Saturdays between 9/9 and 10/14. It would have been nice if Metra kept this Saturday service, but I guess they would have to get permission from CN to operate more trains.

@Kennysbait 5 ай бұрын

@@oct197. true

@BroadwayLTDProductions 8 ай бұрын

I always wanted to do this line many years ago. Just never had the time plus since this only runs on weekdays, I would have to pay a bunch of one way fares. Oh btw if you haven't already, you should do NCS #120.

@oct197. 8 ай бұрын

I don't think NCS 120 exists on the alternate schedules. Have you tried a day pass on metra? only $10 and you can go anywhere on the system

@BroadwayLTDProductions 8 ай бұрын

Oh they are still doing alternate schedules? Man covid really messed things up overe there.

@oct197. 8 ай бұрын

@@BroadwayLTDProductions The alternate schedules are getting old now.. they did major updates on them back in december, but we need more again

@Blaze06 8 ай бұрын

I think 120 was removed like right before Covid happened. This is from what I’ve heard I can’t confirm it.

@Blaze06 8 ай бұрын

17:50 I know those railfans at the crossing. I wasn’t at Lemont that day but they were.

@tyhik9338 8 ай бұрын

Nice job bro, are you doing any Metra side view rides soon?

@oct197. 8 ай бұрын

Not sure

@truckerkevthepaidtourist 7 ай бұрын

Is that the same GMO line from back in the day where you see the Lincoln service in Texas eagle coming out of Chicago thru st louis? Do they share it with the heritage corridor? Sometimes I see freight trains out of Dwight but I don't know if they actually run freights coming down through Lemont and Lockport other than the BNSF just over the other side?

@oct197. 7 ай бұрын

Yes it is the same GMO line. Amtrak mostly uses the heritage corridor followed by Metra and then UP. There are UP trains that run past Lemont and Lockport. I think they are all intermodal run throughs though.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist 7 ай бұрын

@@oct197. Cool. I know you can go down right there off of route 6 159th Street there before you cross the canal out to Archer. but I didn't know if they ran freights up that line too Cuz the BNSF is just like steps away to about a half block the Transcon carry so much traffic before you go over the I and M canal high bridge.

@paulperrottet113 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Very informative. Interesting to see the new Amtrak cars. What is the "clang-clang' noise that starts up at low speed??? Is it the brake pipe re-charging or something else??

@oct197. 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Can you give timestamps where the clang clang is?

@paulperrottet113 8 ай бұрын

I realise it probably is the loco bell, ringing.

@Bardwell_Junction 7 ай бұрын

It's the bell on the cab car, the loco is several hundred feet back. Cab cars are equipped with horn and bell since they lead inbound

@paulperrottet113 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for you reply/confirmation that it is the bell. Being a dumb Aussie, it took me a day or so to realise this!@@Bardwell_Junction

@castr-san1046 5 ай бұрын

اللهم صل على محمد وال محمد goooood

@Metra.Fan.216 8 ай бұрын

Nice job! Will you ride the Milwaukee District North Line Sometime

@oct197. 8 ай бұрын

The cab car is never open it seems

@BroadwayLTDProductions 8 ай бұрын

@oct197. Yeah, they are stingy with the cab cars on that line.

@Metratrainguy 7 ай бұрын

How do you film the hole thing

@keegangidley2071 Ай бұрын

it sounds like when the engineer goes full blast with the horn, the pneumatic bell either slows down or stops until he lets up on the horn. maybe taking too much air from the bell system for the horn? weird

@oct197. Ай бұрын

I think the bell and horn are different valves. The bell goes off when he sounds the horn.

@neilskinkle3019 5 ай бұрын

Why is it running left handed? I thought only the routes on the former C&NW ran on the left side.

@oct197. 5 ай бұрын

I wondered that too. We ran right handed for the other times I rode this inbound.

@captainjohn787 8 ай бұрын

A map tracing the route, maybe a photo or two of the equipment would give this video more context. Presume a number of viewers are of the out-of-towners variety, unfamiliar with greater Chicago and the commuter service. Otherwise, nicely produced. Thanks for the post.

@minutemanmac 4 ай бұрын

No, that's the point of straight cab ride videos is that it's just that ... As you see it

@fredjacobsen5025 2 ай бұрын

Go make your own video.@@minutemanmac

@arch9enius Ай бұрын

44:47 Strange place for a diving board . 47:42 Shame there's no interchange here . The last part of the ride ws agonizingly slow .

@oct197. Ай бұрын

Unfortunately the speed is 25mph for that long bit. Don't know why.

@arch9enius Ай бұрын

@@oct197. Well , It is the *heritage * line. *BaBOMTING* leaving .>>>>>> Seriously , I think an interchange would serve more people than just dumping everybody in one spot.

@Metratrainguy 7 ай бұрын

How does the camera stay on the window the whole time

@oct197. 7 ай бұрын

I just hold my phone up to the window

@Metratrainguy 7 ай бұрын

@@oct197. the whole time your hand must really hurt

@oct197. 7 ай бұрын

@jbgaming8678 it didn't hurt tbh just had to keep switching which hands I use lol

@Metratrainguy 7 ай бұрын

@@oct197. oh ok

@mr.bobrischew685 7 ай бұрын

56:49 why is there a p42

@oct197. 7 ай бұрын

switching the amtrak yard probably

@Metratrainguy 4 ай бұрын

The horn is loud when you’re in the first cart

@oct197. 4 ай бұрын

It sounds nice however

@Metratrainguy 4 ай бұрын

@@oct197. it does, but it’s so loud

@oct197. 4 ай бұрын

@jbgaming8678 that's good, warns people as it should

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