I recently took a trip to the Chicago area with CabCar82productions. Since we went to multiple locations of which most involved seeing a lot of trains, I figured I make a series of videos based off the location.
Episode 1: Right after arriving into O'Hare we wasted no time into getting our first trains of the trip. Our first stop was Rondout, IL, which features a double main, a Metra line (to Fox Lake), and a CN line that crosses over all 3 tracks. On this day freight traffic was scarce, most train traffic seen was thanks to the evening rush from Amtrak and Metra.
Timestamps:
0:00 Amtrak Hiawatha Service
Power: AMTK 4631, AMTK 4632 (pusher)
0:42 Amtrak 7 "The Empire Builder"
Power: AMTK 349, AMTK 83
1:30 Amtrak 8 "The Empire Builder"
Power: AMTK 176, AMTK 331
2:11 Amtrak Hiawatha Service
Power: AMTK 518, AMTK 4615 (pusher)
2:47 Metra 2616 Milwaukee North service
Power: METX 4606, METX 411 (pusher)
3:28 Metra 2615 Milwaukee North service
Power: METX 503, METX 1540 ? (rear cabcar)
Thanks for watching!