Here is the last part in my Chicago trilogy of videos! I met up with my good friend SantaFe669 ( / caseybnsftrains ) and did some railfanning in La Grange, Illinois. It was a pretty active day with a variety of Metra, BNSF, and Amtrak's California Zephyr cruising down the Metra/BNSF Racetrack route. Also of note that one of the mains was out of service with a work crew down the line to the west. Got pretty lucky seeing Metra's Burlington heritage unit 211 as not only my first train of the trip but also my first Metra train too. Definitely a very fun day and I would definitely like to come back!
Train Info:
1st Train
Train ID: Metra Inbound
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 45°F (7°C)
Time Taken: 1:00 p.m. (13:00)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: Aurora, IL
Destination: Chicago, IL
Notes: METX 211 Burlington Heritage Unit on train
Locomotives:
METX 8438 - Cab Car
METX 211 - EMD F40PHM-3
2nd Train
Train ID: Metra Outbound
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 45°F (7°C)
Time Taken: 1:03 p.m. (13:03)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: Chicago, IL
Destination: Aurora, IL
Notes: None
Locomotives:
METX 191 - EMD F40PHM-3
METX 8588 - Cab Car
3rd Train
Train ID: BNSF Mixed Freight
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 45°F (7°C)
Time Taken: 1:07 p.m. (13:07)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: N/A
Destination: N/A
Notes: None
Locomotives:
BNSF 5298 - GE C44-9W
BNSF 288 - EMD SD75I
4th Train
Train ID: BNSF Mixed Freight
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 45°F (7°C)
Time Taken: 1:16 p.m. (13:16)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: N/A
Destination: N/A
Notes: None
Locomotives:
BNSF 8254 - GE ES44C4
BNSF 5501 - GE C44-9W
5th Train
Train ID: BNSF Intermodal
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 44°F (6°C)
Time Taken: 1:56 p.m. (13:56)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: N/A
Destination: N/A
Notes: 2 DPU's on rear
Locomotives:
BNSF 5531 - GE C44-9W
BNSF 7888 - GE ES44DC
BNSF 6345 - GE ES44AC (DPU)
BNSF 8052 - GE ES44C4 (DPU)
6th Train
Train ID: AMTK 5
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 44°F (6°C)
Time Taken: 2:10 p.m. (14:10)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: Chicago, IL
Destination: Emeryville, CA
Notes: None
Locomotives:
AMTK 19 - GE P42DC
AMTK 152 - GE P42DC
7th Train
Train ID: BNSF Mixed Freight
Subdivision: BNSF Chicago Subdivision (Racetrack)
Temperature: 44°F (6°C)
Time Taken: 2:13 p.m. (14:13)
Date Taken: March 6th, 2021
Origin: N/A
Destination: N/A
Notes: None
Locomotives:
BNSF 3824 - GE ET44C4
AMTK 6109 - GE ES44AC
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