As a Chicagoan, I'm always glad to see this route. However, you did forget to activate HEP mode when you set up the train.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I wasn't aware of HEP mode until after I'd made this video. I am aware of it now. I find it odd that the engine basically has to run at full power to provide power for the coaches.

@Acela2163

8 жыл бұрын

+PTGRail Ah, yes that is odd as the MP-36s that Metra use don't do that. Also, incase you ever plan on doing a run that stops at one of the shorter stations (eg. Halsted), it's worth mentioning another oddity of Metra opperations: the trains always stop with the cabcar on the platform. If that means overhanging the front half of the train, so be it.

@brucetharpe762

6 жыл бұрын

HEP (Head end power) is used to get the RPM to rise up and provide power for the coaches.

I live in Naperville, IL and I love railfanning at route 59 metra station and La Grange

"THE NEXT STOP WILL BE ...... __________________"

@JDevine687

5 жыл бұрын

C L A R E N D O N hills.

@milesfink8835

5 жыл бұрын

Now Approaching ___________

@dennisbean6087

4 жыл бұрын

TruMAN

@dennisbean6087

4 жыл бұрын

Miles Fink ccffffvg

i wish the sound file for the F40 was better. F40PHs never rev up and down with power application. their prime movers are at a constant 893 RPM due to the HEP generator and speed is controled via the traction motors.

At 27:20, my high school is on the left haha. They did a pretty good job recreating the line.

@robberbarron7602

5 жыл бұрын

We go to the same school holy crap what a small world

@robberbarron7602

5 жыл бұрын

Will Grimm Lyons township

This is one of my favorite lines ever! This alone is making me buy a pc even if it is almost 6 years old!

Even though this line is a quiet zone! They still use there horns a few times everyday! They sound there horns when meeting each other at a crossing! Some of them just honk for fun at railfanners!

Thanks for the ride out of Chicago. Most enjoyable.

Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. You certainly deserve a break, hope you have a great time in Chicago.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Crusher, I appreciate it. Looking forward to being able to take two weeks out to just relax! :)

My dad goes on this train every single day and goes to union station every single day.

@PTGRail

7 жыл бұрын

I've done this journey in real life and quite enjoyed it :)

@erichsorenson5099

6 жыл бұрын

I've ridden this route dozens of times since I was a kid. I still love it.

@jackrosen1740

5 жыл бұрын

I live in elmhurst and love to ride the trains into union station.

@oct197.

4 жыл бұрын

@@jackrosen1740 I live in wheaton and love riding metra

My hometown is very close to this train line and I have had the chance to ride it several times. I am impressed by the level of detail!

Haven't been this way for a while, I must say your voice has improved greatly, not so monotonous anymore, very enjoyable video, tysm :)

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it. Not sure when you last visited this channel, but since I started I've gained a lot of confidence, got a new mic, upgraded the editing sotware, and built a whole new PC. I've been working on trying to improve the quality of these videos since day one. Glad you enjoyed this video! :)

Awesome route learning as usual! I was just in Chicago over the weekend :D

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope you enjoyed Chicago? Less than a month until I get to see it for myself now! :D

@JBtrainman

8 жыл бұрын

I did enjoy it! I rode the L train around, but I didn't get to see and METRA trains :(

@CrazyHairJackAttack

7 жыл бұрын

I did not see the link to the branding of the metra train. can you send it over?

Well done again. I'm looking forward to watching your upcoming video of American trains and hearing about your experiences when you are in America next month.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I don't know quite how to put a video together about my America trip yet, but I'm going to try my best and see what I can do :)

+PTGRail Yet again another great Video Pete Im really looking foward for your Route Learning Video for the TGV and the Acela Express Keep Up the good work bud

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyler, much appreciated. The TGV video will hopefully be up next week :)

MEDIUM SPEED is actually 30 MPH. SLOW SPEED is 15 MPH. LIMITED SPEED is 45 MPH. DIVERGING SPEED is 25 MPH.

My family went to Chicago a few years ago, and my favourite part of the trip was riding the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend railroad, which actually runs down the Main Street of Michigan City!

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I might have to check that out for myself whilst I'm there. :)

About the same time as you went, I made the SW Chief to Flagstaff. Magic.

The crossing right before the Brookfield water tower, and where a pre-school is, and with the mini yard right before next to the pre-school (pre-school isn't present in this route) is a very memorable crossing to me. One that neighborhood that is right of the screen is we're my grandparents used to live (they moved out bcuz the my uncle lived there and he wanted to live somewhere else because he just had a baby. FYI, after my grandparents move into my house, my Grandma died in my house, from cancer, luckily she was in a man made comma and she died at night). Also that crossing is the crossing where I saw my first trains. Damn I wish my grandma was still alive and that I would still be able to go to that crossing. :( (FYI my grandma died when she was only 67-68, she'd be 70-72 now)

I only rode the BNSF Metra line once, but only rode the Oglivee West Line to travel to Chicago every time. Of course I’am at least 50 miles out of Chicago.

This station in real life be like "TRACK NUMBER 7 TRACK NUMBER 8 TRACK NUMBER 4" very obnoxious lol.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I was at this station myself just a couple of weeks ago :)

I'm addicted to these videos

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Haha, awesome! There's plenty more coming soon :)

After passing Halsted Street station, I remember you said that there should be a speed change up to 40 miles per hour, but you didn't notice the speed board for that. Actually, the speed board for that is located at the start of the platform at Halsted Street station.

oh, so much Nostalgia with that train.

The way I arrive in stations irl is by 2 short blasts or 1 and I Have to use the bell when approaching and for about 10 secs while leaving. USA Basically has rules about using the bell. Use it into the station at least.

Amazing !

This is awesome!! You should do one covering the UP West Route (Ogilvie Transport Center to Elburn).

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I don't know if that route currently exists in Train Simulator. I will certainly be checking this route out when I'm in Chicago in a couple of weeks time though :)

EMD models going mainly to American companies. Canada’s F40 being the GMD F40.

when are you going to do a US signaling tutorial

Great video, I am actually going to ride every single Metra line this summer and would love to know when you are going to Chicago.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's cool, I'm really looking forward to getting the chance to ride on US trains. I'm landing into Chicago on the 23rd June and flying back home on the 8th July. I've got no firm plans for specific days yet, just an idea of a few things I'd like to try and do whilst I'm there.

@easternroutemainlinevideos6823

8 жыл бұрын

U forgot to fire up the HEP

Neat video. I work for CSX and we take trains from the CSX connection at Western Ave up to Cicero (20:04 in the video). The territory looks extremely identical.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. That's very cool, I'd love to work for a railway. I'll be checking this route out in real life when I'm in Chicago in a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to it! :)

Stayed in Downers Grove for a while - know this route well.....

Great video. I have taken that train hundreds of times. The scenery is very accurate. The next time you are in Chicago, you need to visit the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL. Not that far from Chicago.

@sportsgames2713

7 жыл бұрын

dennis figg I've been there before! Very nice

great video I really like that route because I think it's is really nice PS am from Glasgow

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked the video and the route. :)

@lisacross1447

8 жыл бұрын

PTGRail no props always in the spirit to reply if a video is good 😃 ;)

the 10mph limit in the beginning is understandable considering it's a standard Union Station full of other routes, it would have been nice to have all those other tracks filled with other Metras and a couple of Amtraks moving around so the speed limit would have made more obvious sense. Cool stuff though

@PTGRail

7 жыл бұрын

When I travelled this route in real life, I observed that the train was going faster than 10mph at that point. So either the speed limit in the sim is wrong, or else the driver was speeding!

They captured corwirth yard pretty well. Oh yeah the stop is pronounced Lagrange (La-grainge)

@PTGRail

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! :)

When approaching a station, it's a single short blast of the horn, not two.

@PikalaxALT

8 жыл бұрын

Also the horn sequence for departing a station is seldom used. I personally have never heard it used

Your supposed to use your bell when leaving chicago

I travelled on santa ana metro, very similar train. And the driver was sounding his horn constantly at all level crossings.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I guess in that area it wasn't a designated quiet zone?

you sound so british i LOVE IT

If you want good sound packs for american locomotives you should check The Audio Shack for some great sounds

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I hadn't heard of them until recently. I may well get some of their sound packs in the future.

I feel as if this route is home to me- I live in Naperville. I leave Chicago Union Station and I arrive at Naperville.

You don’t usually sound the horn inside Union Station or when approaching a station, just the bell.

You should try a Metro North run to Poughkeepsie from Grand Central just for the beautiful scenery along the Hudson River.

I've been to Chicago central station because I was going on a trip with my dad from Memphis TN

I'am surprised that my favorite city I live nearby is included in TS!

How did you get the metra branding.

@mikeytrains1

5 жыл бұрын

East American Trains I think there’s a reskin that puts it on.

I would love to see this route in Train Sim World

Incredible relistec 😀😅

Please, a little info on your computer. What are the specs needed to get the smooth animation with all of the image info, quite dense scenery, with little jumping during the run. Thanks, anyone. I also know this area quite well, but never rode on the system. I enjoy the CTA EL very much and go to ride the system each year with the IRM members.

is there just a normal EMD F40PH in TS 2016? I cant find an HO scale model so the next best thing is to drive it in a game but I cant find the F40 :/

Can I suggest the Marias Pass mainline, Sherman Hill's third Main, or Donner Pass for a routs learning? Great video as always!

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Of course. I do plan on making video of a passenger run on the Marias Pass. The Donner Pass is so slow it's a route I really have to be in the mood for before driving on it. I will consider the third main on Sherman Hill in the future too. I still need to complete journeys on the Feather River route and the North Jersey Coast route. In addition to that, I'm still planning a run on the Norfolk Southern coal route.

Somehow the Metra branding logos doesn't work. Can you please tell me of what you did?

Will you be doing a US signaling video at any point? Of course you would have to contend with the different signaling schemes used by the different companies, but I think it would be interesting.

@PTGRail

7 жыл бұрын

I plan to, but having to try and make a video to cover different signalling systems makes it quite a challenging video to make!

+PTGRail do you think that justtrains/armstrong powerhouse will inculde the manchester to southport? I would love to see that

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I don't think they are working on a route in that area. But we may see a route in that area in the future :)

If I was driving a train I would blow the beautiful train horn in the stupid quiet zones.

How did you get the in cab signaling to work. Mine won't light up.

The La Grange station is pronounced as La Grange with the "A" in Grange sounds like the letter "A".

can you help with installation of the METRA logos from RWA they won't install for me.

PTG How long is the route from Chicago to Aurora

which is best to use WinRAR or winzip to download stuff from other rail games such as this one that as 2 downloads also which one is free as ive just downloaded WinRAR as it said free download then it said for new users need to buy a licence

@PTGRail

6 жыл бұрын

Winrar is always free. It tells us to buy a licence, but you can keep using it indefinitely without doing so.

Great video! Definitely one of my favorite American routes. There is only one problem: I don't know how to download the Metra logos. I've tried numerous times and it won't work. Can you please do a video on how to download them? That would really be appreciated!

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn. It's an enjoyable route to drive for sure. To install, you simply need to go to your steamlibrary/common/railworks/assets folder. Then find the folder Barnez and then in there the folder BNSFChicago. Then drag your downloaded folder into there and it's done.

Do the metra Milwaukee West in train simulator

the next stop will be tinley park oak park av.

Next you should do a route learning video in the Northeast Corridor, if you have that.

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I've done one already from New Haven to New York. The next passenger video I do in that area will be on the North Jersey Coast line. I still need to cover the Long Branch to Hoboken section of the route.

@Frowny13

8 жыл бұрын

PTGRail I meant the Northeast corridor from New York to Philadelphia.

32:51 Isn't that the crossing where the infamous video of the lady being struck by a train was filmed?

12:47 Amtrak p42 DC

You should do one on the west line to Elgin

If I'm on an American train with two engines how can can I get a view from the other trains can?

Does The Merta train come with the route?

@PTGRail

7 жыл бұрын

It does indeed.

i loaded this route from the steam workshop and then found it in my standards area and when i went to load the route to play it would not load and got the message game failed to load so why put the game up if its going to fail to load

@PTGRail

6 жыл бұрын

Do you have all the required DLC for this scenario? I don’t know why it would fail to load otherwise.

PTGRail is there a maryland and MARC Commuter DLC For train simulator

What trainz can I play this On?

I hope they have this route on trains 17

is there a train simulator on youtube?

I'd love to see someone do the Metra UP West line.

could you do an amtrak possibly from penn any time soon

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I will be doing more Amtrak in the future. Got some US freight journeys to cover first :)

113 next to a 113 lol

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too lol

@Acela2163

8 жыл бұрын

+PTGRail The VLP that you are sitting next to is the real 113 "Village of Midlothian". Your train, "Village of Cary", is numbered 119

Cool route but...... why are there two locomotives numbered 113 in the start? this shouldn't be a thing!

you would love chacago

ah 113 a village of Cary if only it was actually 119 only because Cary is home for me

Great Video! My son and I love that route! He would love subscribers.great Metra,Amtrak, Nscales n enroute railfanning videos! Happy NewYear 2..#SnakieMetraAsaurus!

+PTGRail ok :)

it was a 45mph post you missed not 40mph

Forgot HEP.

That train sounds like a washing machine

@PTGRail

8 жыл бұрын

Very true haha XD

My goal is to travel all of the line in the course of rhe year to explore new placea

If I know nothing about trains but want to learn, can I learn from this game?

@LS-zx6xu

7 жыл бұрын

Obviously not everything but just the basics of how to work a train?

@luggywuggy4723

7 жыл бұрын

moordenaar van sterren yup

I *live* on this line.

@evanwaters1074

6 жыл бұрын

Or in between the Milwaukee District and the BNSF

wait I thought this route was 70 miles not 35 (I think u said 35 I forgot).

@PTGRail

7 жыл бұрын

It's definitely around 35 miles. I travelled on this route in real life a couple of months back :)

@steelcityboy630

7 жыл бұрын

You're thinking of the south shore, that's 70 miles.

@reallybruh2087

7 жыл бұрын

Guys finаlly I fоund this оnlineе gеnеrator оn goоgleeee aаand I ve add сoin in nо timе hеre is the link аnd makе yоurslеf sure : twitter.com/aa24c4f8dc3a2af55/status/779267129564540929 TTrain Simulаtor 2016 Routе Learning USA Chicago to Aurorа Mеtra ЕMD F40PH

Urm

Don't use the bell at crossings in the US.

@PTGRail

6 жыл бұрын

I've heard bells used at crossings on certain cab ride videos. Were those drivers incorrect? I've always been confused over the horn/bell rules.

@pinggaming9568

6 жыл бұрын

When you're allowed to use your horn, at crossings, you do 2 long blasts, 1 short, then 1 long. I'm pretty sure you don't use your bell at crossings. I may be wrong but i'm almost 100% sure.

@Geister7

4 жыл бұрын

@@pinggaming9568 The bell is always used here in Wisconsin. I know I'm a year late but yeah. I've always heard a bell in town and on videos

@colbylawson5331

10 ай бұрын

@@pinggaming9568 I don't know where you live, but bells are commonly used at railroad crossings. I doubt the quiet zones are even quiet.