Railfanning La Grange, Illinois, 01.06.12: BNSF, NS, IHB, UP, CP, Metra & Amtrak скачать в хорошем качестве

Railfanning La Grange, Illinois, 01.06.12: BNSF, NS, IHB, UP, CP, Metra & Amtrak

A great day, though a little slow for freight traffic, on the BNSF Chicago Sub "Racetrack" out of Chicago, at La Grange, Illinois. Freight traffic is seen not only on the Chicago Sub, but also on the Indiana Harbor Belt's main line, which crosses underneath here. Plenty (though not ALL!) of the Metra commuter rush is seen too, as well as a couple Amtrak trains. Enjoy! Train 1: The Amtrak 'Southwest Chief' flies through La Grange. P42s #197 and 97 lead. Train 2: Below the 'Racetrack', on the Indiana Harbor Belt, a Union Pacific manifest heads north toward Proviso. UP SD70Ms #5228 and 4510 are in charge. Train 3: P42s #114 and 119 lead the Chicago-bound 'California Zephyr' through La Grange. Train 4: The first outbound Metra BNSF Line express train of the day zips past on its way to Naperville. F40PHM-2 #193 leads 7 cars. Train 5: A BNSF Z-train heads west, up the slight grade from Brookfield. BNSF C44-9Ws #4851, 4359 and 4452 lead. Train 6: BNSF Dash-9s #5270 & 4955 power an eastbound intermodal. Train 7: I missed the power on this one- an empty coal drag moves west on the 'Racetrack' above, seen from the IHB below. Train 8: Light Indiana Harbor Belt power moves south- IHB SW1500 #1520 and slug / booster PB1 (this was converted from original SW7 #8856). "Train" 9: A BNSF hi-rail truck heads east. Train 10: Another outbound Metra express run flies through, with F40PHM-2 #195. Train 11: The daily westbound Norfolk Southern run-through manifest train passes through on Main 2. SD60M #6767 and C40-8 #8828 lead. Train 12: Another one I missed the power on- a UP autorack heads down the IHB for Gibson Yard in Hammond, Indiana. Train 13: "Winnebago" #205 leads an 11-car express past the La Grange Road station. Train 14: Another outbound express train blasts through, blowing for the crossing. Trains 15 & 16: Two Metra local runs meet just beyond the La Grange station. Train 17: A Canadian Pacific manifest rolls north on the Indiana Harbor Belt, heading to Bensenville Yard. A CP GEVO and an IC&E SD40-2 provide the power. The third car in is a flatcar carrying an old heavyweight observation/office/lounge car of some kind. I have no idea about its history, where it's going or where it came from... Anyone? Train 18: An outbound Metra express train speeds through on Main 2, an MP36PH-3S in the lead with 7 cars. Train 19: An inbound empty equipment move of 5 cars and F40PHM-2 #194 zips by. This was the equipment from one of the rush-hour combination local/express "turns" that does not go all the way to Aurora. Trains 20 & 21: A long express and a shorter local meet each other near the station. Trains 23 & 24: The headlights of a "bulldozer" leading an outbound express surrealistically light up the thick exhaust of a departing inbound local run! Train 25: "Cabbage" unit #90224 leads Amtrak's westbound train #393, the 'Illinois Zephyr', to its first station stop at La Grange Road. P42DC #162 pushes. ~Thanks for watching!~