Mark's Real Trains is my real life Rail Fan Channel affiliated with Mark's Lionel Trains.
Short snipits of Railroad action around the Chicago O'hare area. The Elk Grove and
Bensenville switch yards will be covered on this channel as well. Thanks for watching.
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It's a nice museum i belonged to it and worked on different things for 25 years had a good time, but with a business to run had to move on 👍
Love the IRM! Hope to get back there soon! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Dang I could have seen you there I went 2 days ago it’s a realy cool place rode on a streetcar and an 0-6-2 :)
Awesome 👏
Glad to hear you enjoyed.! Thanks for Watching.😊
Union Pacific’s Belvidere Subdivision ( built as the main line of the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, later the Chicago & Northwestern ) paralleling IRM’s mainline. Speaking of IRM’s mainline, it was originally built as the Elgin & Belvidere Electric Railway ( 1907-1930 )…glad that these pieces of history remain!
Thank You.! I wondered about the rail line next to the one we were on.! Very interesting to know about the tracks we were on as well.! Great information.! BIG 👍
This is my favorite railroad museum. I'm about 400 miles away so I don't get there very often.
I can see why.! It's really awesome.! We are about an hour drive from it.! Well worth going that's for sure.! Thanks for Watching.! 😊
Mayday! (10:25) If that switch was on my MODEL railroad...I'd have a bunch of cars on the ground...
Someone commented that the switches are spring switches and open automatically. I noticed that as well.! 😊
Looks like the Alco switcher is likely an S3 or S4 based on the trucks. Couldn't make out the stack arrangement for turbocharger or not?
Thank You.! Not much to go on like a road number or the like. Good to know.! 😊
That’s crazy! New sub here!
Awesome and Thanks.! 👍Welcome.! 😊
Yrs ago I was with my friend Richard jett in Ill and my oldest brother wanted us to go the museum somewhere south of Rock Island but we found a small museum and trains but the video you put out is probably the one we should have been at because we were looking for the Rock Island Line witch it was in the video of yours...Thanks
IRM is a whole heck of a lot bigger now than it was 25 years ago. AFAIK the IRM is the only RR museum in northern Illinois with operating equipment and train rides.
Yes, IRM has been around for as long as I can remember and like the other commentor said it has got a lot bigger.! Probably the most in door storage I have ever seen in a railway museum. Most of the buildings are not open but I'll bet they have a lot of stuff being restored.! You are welcome and thanks for watching.!
Was this run a train thing they have?
Yes, My friend signed up to run a Locomotive a few months ago and the price is around $300.00. I was lucky enough to be able to ride along. They offer steam as well but only have 6 slots per season so you have to sign up very early for those.
For several years I was the engineer for a local scenic RR. I drove a GE 44 tonner, built in 1941. !! Had 2 Cummins diesel engines, 300 hp each.
Awesome to hear.!😊 I'm sure that was very cool.! Thanks for the Comment.!👍
You didn’t ‘drive’ it, son…you ran it!!!
@@chooch1995 That's Right.! 😊
Great video. It was really great to see a variety of perspectives of railroading. Thank you for sharing your experience.
You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed the Video. Thanks for Watching.!😊
❤ 2 strok class y 2 6 tonish roolish on u good luck. 🎉. ❤❤
Thanks for the comment and for watching.! 😊
Thank you so much for sharing, I do want to see this place considering I'm only 20 minutes away from Union Illinois
You are very welcome. Gosh Yes.! You are close. We had to drive and hour to go and it was really worth it. I have been before just never got to ride on a locomotive. 😊
None that we as humans know of the dark star will suck everything in, including lite itself gravity pull to strong even lite
Will I still have the internet?
🤷Thanks for Watching.! 😊
😯10:25 That switch (turnout) is not lined up for this track. Again at 10:40.
It’s a spring switch, that’s why it wasn’t aligned with the track.
@@DDLCRAILFAN92 Ahh ok, that makes sense. I kind of thought it might be a spring switch, but I didn't see the usual sign indicating it.
I noticed that as well now I know why. Thank You.! 👍
14:15
The buckets over the stacks are to keep rain out of engine. Those locomotives can run.
Ideally they would cover every exhaust stack, operational or not.
That's what I thought as well. The Locomotive does look in good enough condition to run though. Really cool to see and actual SW1 in person.! 😊
California has several historic steam trains you can ride. The state has contacted them all and informed them to keep operating they need to convert the coal fired powerplant to electric. The state & fed have money to help get this done. It dont matter where you played before, California is a brand new game. !
I recently read about some new restrictions on Rail roads in California soon. Shame they would do that to old historical ones as well. Not surprised though. That state seems to be not happy with anything.
California is just screwed up. Their governor is completely out of his mind. He thinks it's a dictatorship
And just so you know, that was my 20th birthday.
Awesome👍 Congratulations.! 😊
Great video, I’m a fan of EMD SW1500 switchers. 2:16
Cool, thanks! Same here.! 😊
Great video. I could watch her all day switching.
Thank You.! 😊
Nice to see this ex SP Switcher in action. 6:02
Thanks.! Finishing out his life working a few afternoons a week.! 😊
Look at what a great engineer he iknows exactly what he’s doing very professional
He the Locomotive is treated very well in his old age.!
I didn’t know you had another channel Mark. Remember when Metra had the F40cs?
I don't really promote it and don't do much with it right now. Metra in our area still runs quite a few F40PH but I'm not sure about or what the cs designation is?
What’s the ticking sound?
I Think it's the air dryer removeing moisture from the compressed air system when recharging the air brakes. The spitting sound is a little of the air being spit out with water to the underside. They all seem to do this. Great Question.! Mark
This a UPRR power and back in 1979 & 80 they were tore down and rebuild in the old Omaha shops..
Awesome to know.! Thanks.! It's a good one for sure. Yes, If you look close at it in the right light you can still faintly see Union Pacific.!
From what I can find out about that ticking sound is that it is the moisture being blown out. The more humid it is, or the more loosely the valve is set, the more frequently it will blow out, which when happening rapidly makes a clicking sound. I guess this makes sense!?!
Excellent.! As I recall it was very warm when I was filming this.! Thanks .! Mark
Nice job!
Thanks. It was reall fun to chase him around for two weeks filming.!
Nice Catch Mark. Lots of Container Cars. Just like your Railroad. Canadian Pacific is an Engine I'd like to add to our Collection.
Thanks Matt.! Almost missed him.! Barely got the Camera out in time. Ya the SD70 is really nice. I need a C C configuration for my railroad as well. 👍😊
What is that psst psst psst sound its making sounds like air
Great Question Stephen.! 👍I Think it's the air dryer removeing moisture from the air system when recharging the air brakes. The spitting sound is a little of the air being spit out with water to the underside. They all seem to do this. Have a great rest of your weekend.! Thanks for Watching.!😊Mark
Best switch engines I ever ran..... Added AC? That's a nice improvement....
Awesome to hear.! Thanks for the comment.! Mark
Very cool, know what the frequency is for this line?
Thanks.!😊I'm not sure even if they use any radio for this industrial park? They only use the Locomotive a few afternoons a week.
@@marksrealtrains7926 actually I did ask and they used one of the AAR channels but I forgot which one haha so I’ll ask again later
That switcher engine is cool lookin.
It sure is.! 👍Old Southern Pacifc switcher.! Awesome.! Thanks
I've heard that repower units with ECO friendly engines are the norm now. Its nice to hear that diesel rumble instead of a super quiet ECO engine.
Yes 👍They don't use this one very much but it really is nice to see when they do.! Thanks for Watching.! 👍
Man, I miss th SW-1500 locomotives. When I lived in Pensacola CSXT had two based there. They were 1109 and 1110. When I first got there in 1992 they were in Seaboard Systems paint; then very early CSX; then, YN3 (dark future) paint. 1109 was my favorite. They'd leave for 92-day inspections, then show up again. Little workhorses. Finally, one day they were gone for good. Last I heard 1109 went to LTEX (Larry's Truck And Electric - or something), in Ohio. If I had won the lottery............... They came originally from L&N I'm told. I sure miss seeing those little "butt-heads". For those who love SW1500's this is a great video with really good footage of one.
Awesome to hear.! I love all the old History of these Locomotives. Fantastic this one is still around.!👍Thanks for watching.!
What places was they switching out? Can't find specific places on maps.
Small industrial park in Chicago
I remember riding and watching these on the now defunct S.P. Burbank branch. Hope to see it converted to light rail before I cash in my chips.
I hope so too! Thanks for Watching.! 😊
Cool video
Thanks so Much.! 😊
Sw 1001’s were the toughest switchers I’ve worked in and around. Two together could easily handle 100+ cars switching and drilling traffic. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SW1001
Absolutely.! Not surprised.! They drag quite a few cars around with just this switcher.! Thanks for the History Link.!
Pretty miserable units to take on anything over 30 miles in. LIRR thinks there the cats ass to this day. I hated being in them.
I have only briefly seen the cab but it looks not to be designed for comfort that's for sure.! Thanks for watching.!
The LIRR was running MP15AC engines,in freight and passenger service! On the Oyster Bay branch,they ran MP15 sandwiches,with two MP's,and 3to5 ex MU cars in service! Add some FA/F dummies,and C420's,GP38-2's,Mineola was quite a interesting place in the 70's,80's! Memories,that can't be replicated! Forgot,a couple of ex-SP engines actually would up on the East Coast,and worked in Queens and Brooklyn[that's New York,not Oregon]! Interesting times!! Thank you!! 😇
Photo of SSW 2484 in 1972. espee.railfan.net/nonindex/sw1500_photos/2484_ssw-sw1500-dave_stanley.jpg
Ex-SSW 2484
Awesome.! Thanks.!
SSW 2484.........4/68
Awesome.! Thanks.!
ILSX 942 was sitting on the St. Croix Valley RR in east-central MN switching cars south of Harris before it left the line. This engine is a beauty.
Awesome.! Very cool to hear.! Thanks.!
She's a beast
Agree.! Got some pulling power.! They use it a few days a week in the afternoon.!
Nice video love the locomotive Engine that used to be Union Pacific now a nice private yard siide Engine
Yes he is.! You can still see Union Pacific very faint but it's there.! Awesome.!
It's an ex-Southern Pacific with its lighting package removed. Those flexicoil trucks allows good speeds up to 65 mph on poor tracks. It seems to have to 800 or the 1,000 gallon fuel tank.
Awesome to hear.! It's been in the Bensenville industrial park for about 2 years. I have never seen it going any faster than in this video. Thanks for your comment.!
My ole man was a yardmaster in Galesburg for BN. When I was @ 15 he took me to his job once in awhile. Got a yard engineer to let me run 1 of these down in the bowl. Pushing & a pulling freight. I'll never forget running that 1500. Great experience! Thx DAD!
That is Awesome.! Fantastic to hear.! Thanks so Much.! 😊
Thanking your father really tugged on my heartstrings.
Never say die Great to see that 1500 back at work with air conditioning, dig lights, etc. Thanks for the video 👍🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Saludos desde 🇦🇷Argentina
Well Said.! Fantastic old Southern Pacific Switcher still working.! He's in a pretty easy switch yard only working afternoons a few days a week. Thanks for Watching and Congrats on the Cup.!👍Mark😊
@@marksrealtrains7926 thanks Mark! Great to know the lady nee SP👍🏻😊 And thanks for ⚽️ Qatar 2022 saludos😀
@@ricardojuricic9027 You Are Welcome.!