Here is a video I made of various long distance Amtrak trains in the Chicago Metropolitan area. Chicago acts as a hub for many long distance Amtrak trains and much of the connections can be made here going coast to coast. These videos include Western trains such as the Southwest Chief, California Zephyr, Empire Builder, Texas Eagle, and the City of New Orleans (in part 2). Eastern trains (trains that operate east of Chicago [i.e. Lake Shore Limited]) are excluded.
Locations:
Highlands, IL
Naperville, IL
Joliet, IL
Rondout, IL
Trains:
Southwest Chief
3: Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA
4: Los Angeles, Ca to Chicago, IL
California Zephyr
5: Chicago, IL to Emeryville, CA
6: Emeryville, CA to Chicago, IL
Texas Eagle
21: Chicago, IL to San Antonio, TX, connections to the Sunset Limited to Los Angeles.
22: San Antonio, TX to Chicago, IL, connections from the Sunset Limited from Los Angeles
Empire Builder
8: Chicago, IL to Seattle, WA, split at Spokane to Portland, OR (as 28).
7: Seattle, WA to Chicago, IL, connects with set from Portland, OR (as 27).