METRA Chicago Commuter Trains!
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
Chicago's Metra commuter trains play an important role in carrying people between Chicago and its neighboring communities. We will take a look at several of these trains in this video. Four different lines are featured in this video.
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I lived next to a metra train stop for 2 years. I have these sounds burned into my memory. I will never forget it
@corgimomtoo
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!!
@MetraEmdF40PH
3 жыл бұрын
“Caution the doors are about to clo- (doors smacks close)
@ktjmitchell7722
3 жыл бұрын
@@MetraEmdF40PH oh my goodness am I getting flashbacks!
@MetraEmdF40PH
3 жыл бұрын
@@ktjmitchell7722 Haha!
@ktjmitchell7722
3 жыл бұрын
@@MetraEmdF40PH and also the Ding Dong noise played immediately beforehand ;)
I have taken the Union Pacific - West Line thousands of times... my favorite thing is when it gets cold and Metra lights the tracks on fire with natural gas so that the switches don't freeze. I love looking at the fire when arriving in the Loop.
Every time I see a metro train I think of my dead sister r. i.p Keke Palmer 💔
@Neytiristree
3 жыл бұрын
LMFOAOAOOAOAOAO
@233CFH
2 жыл бұрын
Aww, may she R.I.P.
@233CFH
2 жыл бұрын
@@Neytiristree Hope and pray your family lives forever.
@SilkyTrains
5 ай бұрын
who is keke palmer
@robloxkid9627
3 ай бұрын
Did she die in a Metra train crash?
I remember when I used to live right next to a stretch of track in Illinois. My father would come back from his job in Chicago every time and took me down to that stretch of track to watch Metra and the hi-rails. It’s always stayed in my memory and I think about it every time I think of Metra.
Used to take the Metra BNSF line to Highschool everyday, it was like an adventure. Rode the Metra this year and ended up falling in love with my boyfriend on the train ride home from Chicago.. I’ve always loved trains but the Metra has a special place in my heart
Houston Texas need a commuter railroad system similar to Chicago, I love the Metra trains when I lived in Illinois. My commute into downtown Chicago was very relaxing and it beats drive in rush hour traffic.. Thumbs up to Metra..
@justanotherasian4395
5 жыл бұрын
Nedra Bell same dude. Texas really needs a similar commute train. I loved riding Metra and CTA trains when I was younger
@jeffbrown3963
4 жыл бұрын
In Chicago, it solves the parking problem too!
Metra Commuter Rail of Chicago one of my favorites, also the have the classic Amtrak F40PH locomotives as their fleets!
Chicago Metra is another one of the favorite passenger train systems. I love the locomotives that run at Chicago Metra.
5:54 was the best horn the driver even waved at u
@ianlikesguitars
3 жыл бұрын
How can you go to a Metra video and then say that the best horn was a K5LA.
Gotta love METRA, eh. Older engines, P5A horns, and gyra lights! Great capture.
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@SuperDave30
5 жыл бұрын
Especially those old Amtrak F40 locomotives their awesome man!
@gamingwarrixr
4 жыл бұрын
@Gene Ferraresi 2aaLlll
@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
Жыл бұрын
@@ashthegamergal2222 Metra is my favorite commuter railroad.
I live really close to one of the main lines (I think from Chicago to Aurora) and I grew up watching these beasts when I was little. I always love the green tint when you sit inside everything feels so old and nostalgic in a way but awesome whenever I ride these to go to Chicago.
excuse me not to be disrespectful or rude but could you please take this post down. that is my sister who was killed by a metra train. and it this post is very disrespectful. idk who u are or if u even know her but i need you to take this down please.
@hoodvogue9886
3 жыл бұрын
Baby this is keke palmer. Have a nice day
@233CFH
2 жыл бұрын
Is your sister Keke Palmer? If so, may she R.I.P, however, people that love trains that are from the Chicago area are gonna film them. This video has nothing to do with the promotion of your sister's death. That's a sad situation, it really is, but this is a train video about trains.
@rylie.2337
2 жыл бұрын
@@233CFH it’s a joke LOL
@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory
Жыл бұрын
One of my good friends died because he choked on a piece of pizza. Stop eating pizza please
2:26 is music to my ears
These are the true definitions of trains. Loud, awesome horns and rumbling locomotives.
I took Metra to work each day for two years. was great to arrive fresh while other co workers had to fight with traffic, lol. The conductor was great, knew who I was. saw him each morning, and on paydays when i took a slightly later-than-usual train home he was on that train. I'd see him and he'd say "payday today?" (i had told him why i took that train only on certain fridays). Metra staff are the best!
Excellent video. Used to love riding those on "bring your kid to work day" with my dad and going past all those crossings, and hearing those great horns. Excellent captures.
@hoodvogue9886
3 жыл бұрын
Excuse me ma’am, not to be disrespectful or rude but could you please take post down. That is my sister who was killed by a metra train. And it this post is very disrespectful. Idk who you are or if you even know her but I need you to take this down please.
@chicago90278
3 жыл бұрын
@@hoodvogue9886 baby this is keke palmer
@hoodvogue9886
3 жыл бұрын
@@chicago90278 😭😭😭😭
4:49 - if only all cab cars had this horn. Caltrain, the commuter rail agency in San Francisco (very similar to Metra) has the exact same locomotives and gallery cars, also with red lines on the locomotive nose and can, but Caltrain has better horns than Metra
@zephyrstrains2842
2 жыл бұрын
Caltrain has better horns than metra? Sir what kind of drugs are you on and can i have some.
One of my favorite videos you have made! By far my favorite commuter rail in America! Can't wait for more videos!
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@metra160
7 жыл бұрын
Anytime!
@markdangerfield9227
4 жыл бұрын
Metra160 Matthew is the worlds running train and you know that they got more, so the new girl has come out so let’s see what is going to be like now
@markdangerfield9227
4 жыл бұрын
CoasterFan2105 You got my videos,
@markdangerfield9227
4 жыл бұрын
BNSF SD70ACe-p4 931 yes
I remember seeing those while I still lived in the Windy City
I am totally obsessed with Metra. I could sit here and tell you everything about it. I even know every stop on 10 of the 11 lines. I can even identify the locomotives.
Best commuter railroad out there!
@TommyPicklesFan
7 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@christopherorourke6362
7 жыл бұрын
MilwaukeeNorth418 very true, I rode on the Chicago & Northwestern Kenosha line between Great Lakes & Chicago when I was on boot camp Liberty, best commuter train system in the entire country. It was in September of 1972 when I rode the Chicago & Northwestern Kenosha line. Chicago & Northwestern made a profit on its commuter trains & it's Chicago-Milwaukee trains before Amtrak & Metra.
@buckeyerails15
7 жыл бұрын
agreed
@LMB222
7 жыл бұрын
MilwaukeeNorth418 you mean it can get even worse than this?
@HUM4N4TUR3
5 жыл бұрын
I would ride it again It was very fun
I remember that I filmed My First Metra Train During My Road trip to Chicago with My Dad back in October of 2015.
@kyleholbrook1288
3 жыл бұрын
TommyPickles Fan1992 Was It An F40 Or MP36?
@nbaron91
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know maybe f49
@nbaron91
3 жыл бұрын
490
Nice video! Metra has always been one of my favorite railroads!
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Metra is great!
@davidjames8613
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@retailadventures6
4 жыл бұрын
CoasterFan2105 Chicago is my favorite city. Metra is my favorite and cta is also.
1:02 that is the best metra train horn I have ever heard
@Ferromexfan4081
7 жыл бұрын
Same with 1:23
@someguy8427
4 жыл бұрын
Its the proud standard of the mp-36
@user-pz6qb1zq2c
Жыл бұрын
@someguy8427 that's an f40 buddy
@METX141railfan
7 ай бұрын
That is at river grove which is a quiet zone now
Such awesome. P5's on these bad boys!
@eduardocordova6852
5 жыл бұрын
Its a p5a
1:02 I like that horn! what type is it? 1:27 even the New Metra engines don't have K5LAs, but they have older-sounding horns! 1:47 that cab car has a K5LA that sounds like it belongs on a powered locomotive, and not a cab car! 3:15 so not all new Metra engines have old horns! 4:30 nice catch of a doubleheader for 10 cars! 12:20 wow! another doubleheader for 9 cars! (the 2nd engine has the flat front) Nice video! I like how Metra still uses older horns, and not the over-used K5LA!
@WindyCityRails
7 жыл бұрын
All of the older engines (F40PH) have P5 horns. All the newer ones (MP36) have K5LA horns, except for a certain few. And the one with a flat (actually slanted) front is called an F40PHM-2.
@therookie9276
7 жыл бұрын
MrBnsftrain Nathan P5A at 1:02
@therookie9276
7 жыл бұрын
MrBnsftrain The flat front second header at 12:23 is the F40PHM-2.
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
All correct, thanks everyone! Metra is one of the few railroads that uses P5A air horns!
@MilwaukeeNorth418
7 жыл бұрын
Lol those things aren't even knew anymore. Whats new or considered new now are the F59PHs. And Metra has a various amount of P5As. Mixed Cast, Old Cast, and New Cast. This goes as far back as the 70-80s. Alot of the old cabcars from the old Milwaukee and Rock Island days had P5s on em. Just seems like the P5 works for Metra which is cool by me. A few F40s back in the RTA days had K5LAs though. The cabcar at 1:47 has a K3LA. All of our cabcars have them and those particular ones where delivered with them. They range from the 8500-8600s. The old Amrail Cab Cars 8400s had K5LAs as shipped back in the 90s but now most have been rebuilt and replaced with a K3LA. Only the MPs and F59s rock the K5 now.
3:33 Man, I wish the MARC MP36s had K5LAs like that.
@therailthing610
2 жыл бұрын
@Tracking Life with Caleb Let's agree to disagree
@METX141railfan
7 ай бұрын
That place is a quiet zone now😭
Let’s say Chicago likes their P5s
@RefrigeratedWaffles2
3 жыл бұрын
Certainly. Had them on locomotives, and older cab cars too.
You always do such great work. Thanks!
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@sofiacruz5145
Жыл бұрын
,'❤❤❤
This is a great video. Thanks for having it up for me. I've never taken a train before. It burns my memories of this train
Really like Metra, great job Mike! Great shots, great scenes beautiful videograghy, thanks again for your dedication to quality. - Balerio
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, Balerio! Thanks for commenting and watching!
Hope you will come back soon with the F59PHIs now here to stay, along with the upcoming SD70MACs.
0:38, poor thing was destroyed
@d64tv06
3 жыл бұрын
Blame CSX for that
@maas1208
2 жыл бұрын
@@d64tv06 CSX and NS are assholes to passenger trains
All of those P5s are music to my ears!
Like = you've been to Chicago and rode the Metra Comment = you've done ether of those things
@planeflight1202
5 жыл бұрын
Bruh I live in Chicago and ride those trains practically every weekend.
I do miss riding the train s back in Chicago it is so cheap love Chicago
2:25 horn sound like a 1501s horn (train now retired sadly)
Pardon me person of coasterfan2105 my favorite passenger commuter rail trains are Metrolink and Metra, but my favorite video of CoasterFan2105 are Chicagoland trains, but I love this video.
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great selection of trains, thoroughly enjoyed them and the horns.
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, Rob!
This was a really fun video to watch of different trains passing by different train stations. This video reminded me about the first time that I took a ride on a Metra Train. It was so much fun.
I love trains there the best!
@railfanner3764
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
Nice video! Gotta love Metra!
METRA has unique set of horns. Some K5LA's and some are the other one i don't feel like looking up...
@CoasterFan2105
6 жыл бұрын
The F40s and some of the MP36s have Nathan P5A horns. The F59PHs and other MP36s have K5LAs and the cab cars have K3LAs.
This video is one the best I've seen.
@hoodvogue9886
3 жыл бұрын
Excuse me ma’am, not to be disrespectful or rude but could you please take post down. That is my sister who was killed by a metra train. And it this post is very disrespectful. Idk who you are or if you even know her but I need you to take this down please.
I live by the Central st station in Evanston IL and it still haunts us about the lady that was hit by a train by the Vioduct on Livingston and Greenbay Rd.
Yesterday I was not able to go back to school. Daniel is the best.
OMG METRA 1:15 at 4:27 HAS THE BEST SOUNDING HORN
@wisconsinrailfanner8963
6 жыл бұрын
I meant metra #115
I love trains my favorite place to watch trains is at the railroad crossings
Nice video grettings from Poland!
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you and greetings!
@Alex-tg2jw
5 жыл бұрын
Mee to!
Awesome video! Can you make a vid on Amtrak trains in Chicago?
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Maybe! This Friday, the video will be about Amtrak trains all over the USA!
@yeahboiii83642
3 жыл бұрын
btw you are amazing can you make one of those videos of that?
In Summer of 2022, I’m going to Chicago because I Think it will be Really cool, I get to film The Chicago’s Metra! Hope to Even ride One!
Cool horn salute at 0:38!
Hey youtuber I love ur videos cause I use to ride on these metra even I saw two metra today at veron hills station
@Lilfilipino_1
4 жыл бұрын
:)))))))
This guy is the best
Hey nice video! I see these trains everyday!
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
This was already 3 years ago!?!?!? Still my favorite vid!
@hoodvogue9886
3 жыл бұрын
Excuse me ma’am, not to be disrespectful or rude but could you please take post down. That is my sister who was killed by a metra train. And it this post is very disrespectful. Idk who you are or if you even know her but I need you to take this down please.
Metra highliners during rush hour are super busy and packed I’ve been on there during that time
I’ve been watching this vid over and over for like 2 years and you inspired me to go to Rondout and also see the f40phm’s the f40phm-2’s are retired
A Beautiful Train METRA ;) Im Liked it This Video
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@tagtrainspotter
7 жыл бұрын
Thx you Coaster :3
@nbaron91
3 жыл бұрын
Gta 5 San adreas lol like your videos coasterfan
These are what I commonly see in my area in the suburbs of Chicago
I love completely clean Metra trains
This passed through my town a ton when i was younger. Then upgraded to a more modern one i don't know the name of. Still, I'm here cause i was playing Train Sim World using the Cali version. Wishing it had Metra colors.
@someguy8427
4 жыл бұрын
Isn't there a mod for that in the steam workshop?
@oct197.
4 жыл бұрын
Dovetail games should really make the bnsf line in tsw
@Aliceintraining
2 жыл бұрын
@@oct197. while bnsf line would be good, I think the north Milwaukee line would also add alot, the electric district would also be cool as it runs though the McCormick place
Nice video
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
aww no Metra Electric? :(
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
They are being saved for a special video!
@Trainfiretrucksplanes
3 жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 i love your videos so much you should do floirda trains
@CoasterFan2105
3 жыл бұрын
@@Trainfiretrucksplanes I did that in 2019!
@nbaron91
3 жыл бұрын
Coaster fan you make my day!
almost all double-decker cars! not like that here in Boston. mu h less than 50% are doubles. thanks for the nice video
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Mike! I think you guys are getting some more of the Multi-levels too.
Awesome Capture
Wow that's amazing good job Mike
2:21 the third ditch light reminds me of the single light strobes on F7's and Fl9's
Cool video
Great vid! I live in a suburb on the MD-W line!
4:26 The horn here is epic
@METX141railfan
7 ай бұрын
That is at river grove which is a quiet zone now
YES
Best horn 1:02
I live near a metra train station. however, it's a quiet zone so they can barely honk. I live on the North Milwaukee line by the way.
Good job, nice light. I guess the more upscale towns, Downers Grove, Naperville, etc, have banned horns, which is kind of nice.
@ianlikesguitars
3 жыл бұрын
absolutely NOT nice.
metra!!!!
11:19 nice horn
Super Video
Awesome Video Mike
Nice catch mate
METRA TRAINS ARE THE BEST
So nice
Is it me, or are k5las louder than the p5s
@planeflight1202
5 жыл бұрын
definetly
Mike, in Iowa, have you ever been on the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad?
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
I wanted to, but unfortunately they weren't running when I was in the area. Still on the list!
4:26 the best metra horn!
@TonyThePlaneTrainFan
3 жыл бұрын
1:02 also the best!
@METX141railfan
7 ай бұрын
Both were at river grove which is now a quiet zone
Man, I LOVE the MP40 Diesel engine. It's my favourite aside from the P42.
@Ferromexfan4081
7 жыл бұрын
Jackstermax those are MP36 locomotives
@Jackstermax
7 жыл бұрын
Huh couldn't tell the difference. What distinguishes them? They look the same. 3:36
@Ferromexfan4081
7 жыл бұрын
Jackstermax I don't know how you distinguish them, but the main difference is that the MP36 has 3,600 horsepower and the MP40 has 4,000 horsepower
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about spotting features, but GO is the only railroad to purchase MP40s. All the other commuter railroads use MP36 locomotives.
@Jackstermax
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, never knew that! Learn something new everyday!
Nice Job!
I'm going to Glen ellyn metra train station
Este tren trabaja toda la noche
I live next to Metro train stop for seven years
Would you mind if I borrowed some of your Metra footage for my upcoming documentary on the Fox River Grove incident? Full credit will be given
@CoasterFan2105
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, as long as you are not reposting large chunks of the original video, you can use it.
@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren
5 жыл бұрын
CoasterFan2105 thank you. be sure to expect it tomorrow on the 23rd anniversary of the accident.
@nathancorcoran5347
5 жыл бұрын
I know thunderbolt 1000 I watch his history of trains in the pass about there accidents and incidents.
Amazing Captures! did you know that, at 0:37, thats the station that a Train KZreadr named A Train 51 Production, he went to that station
Maybe the Illinois Railway Museum can buy 610 to keep it preserved and running.
also these sounds are in my mind
I like metra trains
Mike, Metra's first train (Which was in the first clip) is an F40PHM-2. My question is, why do certain commuter railroads use one type of train horn?
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Probably just for ease of ordering. Manufacturers typically put the same type of horn on all their locomotives, which is why all the GEVOs use K5HL horns. As horns get replaced, railroads will often supply their own spare horns. That's why several of the Metra MP36 locomotives now have P5As.
50th like boi LOL awesome vid mike!
@CoasterFan2105
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Christian!
Yo, that is good
interessante Lokomotiven und Züge
Enjoying Metra, i record once a week during a busy rush hour on the BNSF Racetrack Edit: on my channel Predakingsavage