Trains in Chicago - Amtrak, Metra and Canadian Pacific
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
Earlier this year, I made a trip to Chicago to film several of the long distance Amtrak trains for some upcoming video projects. While I was there, I spent a day filming trains on the rail line that runs between Chicago and Milwaukee. Known as the Canadian Pacific Chicago & Milwaukee Subdivision (C&M Sub), this line sees several trains a day from Amtrak, Metra, and Canadian Pacific. In this video, we will see every train I filmed on this day in June of 2022. This video is put together in a similar spirit to a video I did on trains in Seattle earlier in the year. I stopped at several different locations in between Chicago and Milwaukee on this critical and busy rail line.
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Awesome job! But 6:46 is a sand train and at 7:35 is CP 246
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! I’ll pin it to the top.
@RailfannerAviation
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 thanks very much and ur welcome for the info
@louismaryjane
Жыл бұрын
@@RailfannerAviation N hello hey no put on Leo. CNN V
Chicago, my 2nd home! I love the trains in Chicago!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
It’s a pretty neat place! Thanks for watching!
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Sweet video with Chicago Trains. 🙂👍🏻❤️💖
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
Spectacular video 😊
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
@USArailfanner3448
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 your welcome
Nice trains bro 🤙🏻
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Fantastic video
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@HarborSubHughley
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 you are welcome
Happy you were able to see the Surfliner of F59PHis again! As always, great video!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Always great to see the F59s! Thank you!
Excellent video as always!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
Im so glad this legend is still alive
Cool video Coaster! I don’t get to see Amtrak, NS, CSX, or Metra. I live in Canada, and i only see CN and CP which isn’t very frequent.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Amtrak runs in just a few places in Canada.
@Railfan_5514
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 which parts?
@nortonhatfield7312
Жыл бұрын
You forgot via rail, Toronto go transit, and the Canadian rocky mountaineer train.
@Railfan_5514
Жыл бұрын
@@nortonhatfield7312 oh.
@maas1208
Жыл бұрын
@@nortonhatfield7312 There is also Montréal EXO, and Vancouver West Coast Express.
Nice Video! Chicago looks busy with trains!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
It is a very busy place for rail traffic. Thanks for watching!
Cool video of these trains in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago has a lot of cool trains. I would like to visit the trains in Chicago, Illinois. I am going to be visiting the California State Railroad Museum today. I am also going to be riding the Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railroad from Roaring Camp, for their Holiday Lights Train on either December 3rd or 4th of 2022.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Nathan! Sounds like a fun trip!
@AirlinkTrainsAndAviation_PACQ
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 i saw metra in chicago
Nice vid, would love to come over the pond to film these freight trains.. greetings from Bristol , England
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
It’s a great place to see a wide variety of freight trains. Many thanks!
I'm loving that new Canadian Pacific paint scheme!
I've been interested to film in Chicago for YEARS now
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
It’s a great place to see trains!
Lol your making me want to visit Chicago and try a lot of these spots Mike! Again another great video! I think I was cheering on some of these trains also! :)
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Dean! If you get a chance, it’s worth a visit!
Great video, and I’m so happy someone finally documented my home city!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It was neat to see trains around Milwaukee!
Marvelous video Mike! I love to see these new locations and trains which make it so cool.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Excellent
I can always enjoy the incredible camera quality you post, everything looks so good
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! Really appreciate it.
Good narrative, informative, keep up the good work
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, James! I will.
Epic Sunday action on Canadian Pacific's Chicago & Milwaukee Sub with Amtrak, Metra & Canadian Pacific.
Great documentary!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
I'm so glad you've been speaking in more videos, your voice is very calming and it makes the videos more engaging. Great content as always
That Hapag Lloyd paint scheme is beautiful
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
It's pretty neat!
I saw many of those Hiawatha trains on my commutes in the northern suburbs for 3 years along with the occasional Metra.
Very interesting video!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great content as always mike! I’ve always wanted to visit Chicago and see Metra trains in action!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks! Metra is a really neat operation to see!
I LOVE 2022
Chicago, the railroad capital of the nation.
❤ nice 👍 mike you are awesome cool 😎 video love the clips of metra train spotting have fun mike Sir be safe ok 🎉
Great film Mike really enjoyed this.
Awesome
Man these trains never get old at all! But it’s sad that some of the old circle shaped signals are gonna be gone soon
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, the searchlight signals were pretty neat.
Milwaukee Road MP36PH 405 is 1️⃣ of my fav Heritage Units
Impressive work there.
Great Video Mike! (as always)
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Good job Mike! Some years ago i visited Chicago and i rode a train between Chicago and Milwaukee.
Thanks Mike, I really enjoyed this railfan video!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, John! Maybe I'll do more like this in the future.
Thanks bro 😁☺️
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
The details are good!
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@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like the channel!
Sensational video.👍👍🙋♂🤩
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@kereta58
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 i'm always watching your videos.😍
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@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Kev!
This video is really cool Mike
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Amazing video
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your video and information. I grew up in Chicago and have family & friends still living in the area. I traveled from Carbondale via AMTRAK to Union Station Chicago then METRA to Harvard IL. a few years ago. The Food Service attendant on AMTRAK train had graduated from High School as I. He pointed out some historical locations & coaling stations along the tracks
Amazing coaster fan ❤ may you please make more videos I love them?
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! New videos every Friday!
@TheGeneralpumpkin
11 ай бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 thank you so much I love this l will still be subscribed forever ❤
Fantastic video showing the variety of Amtrak, Metra and CP trains. The different locomotives and railway carriages on the passenger trains are very nice. Great long freight trains. Excellent filmed. Wish a nice weekend.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! It's a neat rail line to see a variety of different trains. Thanks for watching!
Great video Mike! 👏🏽
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great video! Thanks for the narrating. 👍🏻🎥
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you like the narration!
@brandonreeves5979
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 yes sir, you are welcome.
@brandonreeves5979
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 yes sir, you are welcome.
Good job!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Nice video
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Great video! Nice to see you around my home territory. That story hill spot looks great. Surprisingly, I’ve never been there. I’ll have to go sometime.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's a nice spot. I happened to get lucky with that one!
@osch53
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 sure did!
I have a question for the Q&A. Where did you go for your first train related road trip?
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
I may lose track of it here so remind me when I ask for questions next month!
Awesome job Mike! Glad you got to come to the Midwest again! Loved the CP Amtrak And Metra Footage! Also appreciate you visiting Southern Wisconsin as I hope the next generation railfans appreciate the Midwest a lot more! This video really made my day!
ooo the cp orange livery
Nice video sir!! How about that, that was my buddy Danny and I up on the bridge in Rondout! Thought I saw someone down at ground level there!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! What are the odds of that?! Did you get a good shot from up there?
@trainutjob
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 Not a problem, and I know right? I was in town for a week lol, it is a nice angle up there, that bridge is just a little shaky when the trains are coming by lol. We hung out til after 246 came by and headed towards town.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
@@trainutjob Yeah, I got the afternoon rush from up there in 2016. It's a nice view but you're right, it is shaky hahaha
Can you do trains in Oregon if you get a chance. Also nice video that catch with CP 8781 was great.
Nice catches! How long were you in Chicago for?
I've seen many Trains in Chicagoland.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
Great video ad always Mike. Chicago is one of the places on my bucket list to railfan. I have already taken Amtrak Empire builder 7 to Seattle from Chicago
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Sam! If you like trains, it’s worth a visit!
Also santa fe 3751 overhaul is done she returned to service in September 2022
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Indeed! I saw 3751 back in September!
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For some weird reason Metra Refuses to purchase locos with engines built other than EMD despite the possible fact that EMD no longer exists.
@maas1208
Жыл бұрын
EMD does Exist its now called Progress Rail
Can you do a train talk episode about New Jersey Transit, Metro-North, and Long Island Railroad on next month?
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Eventually, I’d like to do one on each of those railroads.
Well 3985 and 5511 steam locomotives are on there way to Illinois
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Yea they are!
Nice video Mike! You did quite the documentary of stuff along the CP Chicago & Milwaukee Sub. In reference to what you said about Amtrak planning to extend sevice for the Hiawatha, I honestly think that would be a great idea because from the timetable, it makes it look a lot more like an express commuter train run, and I also think different cities in Wisconsin really could use commuter rail like Milwaukee, Green Bay, Janesville, Madison and Wisconsin Dells along with some form of metro, subway and/or light rail service. In addition to that, I'm kinda disappointed on the capacity Amtrak's Hiawatha has had with the trains now being formed of 3 or 4 coaches mostly. I would be kinda happy if the state sponsored services would get some new doubledecker coaches like maybe if Alstom had something in mind since Nippon Sharyo's deal was a bust. Not to mention, I think maybe a Tier 4 style of the Genesis would be amazing to see on Amtrak, even for the state sponsored services in California - maybe North Carolina and the Midwest as well!
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your insight! It would be nice to see more cars on the Hiawatha trains again. Hopefully soon!
@natesmainlinevids
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 Indeed, because in my opinion, the condition of Amtrak's trains for capacity and whatnot is not looking in good shape. Something I would love to see is Multiple Unit sets for the services, as one of my friends came up with ideas in which I wanna try to have a further talk with Amtrak, a few other rail agencies and the train manufacturers to see if they would be a great idea. Heck I think we also need more electric trains too.
@nortonhatfield7312
Жыл бұрын
There was a plan to use tango passenger cars on the hiawatha, but that place was canceled.
Hey Mike are you going to do a locomotive farewell video for the Coaster F59PHI locomotives?
Happy Veterans Day
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Happy Veterans Day!
@maxhemenway
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 Thanks
I did know Chicago metra is using amtrak pacific surfliner locomotives.
Did you Railfan at Edgebrook because I might have seen you on a train
i think Metra wanted to revive the f40c on a different face the sd70mach
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Hey my friend get ready to see union pacific 3985, 5511 and 6936 now on the way.
I never seen a CP painted in Orange, they are always painted in Red.
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
Yes! This is a rather unique unit. There is one other locomotive in the CP fleet painted in this orange color.
@athoshadjiantoni6403
Жыл бұрын
@@CoasterFan2105 Great Thanks.
Number 18
I wished Amtrak kept the F59PHI’s😔
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Ex-Milwaukee Road.
What comes in the future for Metra
@CoasterFan2105
Жыл бұрын
SD70MAC locomotives should be entering service very soon.
00:00
9:46 the fart I make when I got scared.
you forgot about south shore
I like the video but you didn’t always say where it’s goin😊
@nancy6705
Жыл бұрын
It was on the screen but you didn’t say it and maby people who can’t reed or pearled who are blind watch this
@nancy6705
Жыл бұрын
You sometimes did
kcs + cp = kccp
@geofferywickline4846
Жыл бұрын
KCS+CP=CPKC.
Green Procor tank cars? Never seen that before.