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Virgil Gilman Trail EB (Entirety), Sugar Grove, IL (IL 47) to Montgomery IL (Hill Ave) | VirtualBike
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Welcome to another VirtualBike! Today we return to the lower far-west suburbs of Chicago to the Virgil Gilman Trail in Montgomery, Aurora, and Sugar Grove. You guys will recognize this trail from last VirtualBike except now we're going back the other way. Much of this trail follows an old rail line (another one of those rail-trails!) and passes through great prairie, forest, urban, suburban, and exurban civilization.
Enjoy this beautiful ride and remember to Like, Subscribe, Comment, and Share so more people can enjoy these videos and that you'll never miss another VirtualRide!
Filmed June 2023.
TIME STAMPS:
Waubonsee Community College: 0:26
Bliss Rd: 11:43
IL 56: 19:05
Galena Blvd: 23:27
Blackberry Creek Suspension Bridge: 26:54
Orchard Rd: 31:34
S Lake St (IL 31): 42:28
Fox River Trail West: 43:57
Fox River/Fox River Trail East: 44:22
Broadway (IL 25): 44:50
Montgomery Rd: 52:45
Hill Ave: 58:41
CITIES:
Intro: 0:00-0:21
Sugar Grove, IL: 0:21-20:43
Aurora, IL: 20:43-52:45
Montgomery, IL: 52:45-58:58
Outro: 58:58-
Переглядів: 225

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Dempster St (U.S. 14/IL 58) WB, Evanston Lakeshore to Rand Rd/NW Hwy (Des Plaines, IL) | VirtualRoad
Переглядів 5492 місяці тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualRoad Trip! On this trip we return to Chicago's near northwest and near north suburbs on Dempster St (US 14/IL 58) heading westbound. Enjoy the trip and all the greenery of this road! Remember to like, subscribe, hit the bell, and comment so you'll never miss another VirtualTrip and others will get to enjoy these trips! Filmed August 2021.
Metra SouthWest Service NB, Manhattan, IL to Chicago Union Station | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 1,1 тис.3 місяці тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualTrain ride! This week we take a ride on Metra's SouthWest Service line northbound through the southwest suburbs of Chicago from Manhattan, IL to Chicago Union Station. We take a journey from the far southwest side of the Chicago Area in Manhattan and enter through the southwest suburbs into Chicago's South Side before turning north towa...
Virgil Gilman Trail WB (Entirety), Montgomery IL (Hill Ave) to Sugar Grove, IL (IL 47) | VirtualBike
Переглядів 3174 місяці тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualBike! Today we head to the lower far-west suburbs of Chicago to the Virgil Gilman Trail in Montgomery, Aurora, and Sugar Grove. Much of this trail follows an old rail line (another one of those rail-trails!) and passes through great prairie, forest, urban, suburban, and exurban civilization. Enjoy this beautiful ride and remember to Lik...
US Rte 12 (Rand Rd) WB, Des Plaines, IL (Dempster St) to Lake Geneva, WI (WI Hwy 50) | VirtualRoad
Переглядів 1,1 тис.5 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualRoad! This week we are traveling on another one of the main arterial roads through the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Rand Rd (part of US Route 12). This road begins right at the tie-in point of this road's northwestern competitor Northwest Hwy (US Route 14) and Dempster St on the west side of I-294 in Des Plaines, IL. Similar to Northwe...
Metra UP-NW McHenry Branch NB, Crystal Lake (Pingree Rd) to McHenry | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 4115 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to a VirtualTrain Minisode! This week we're on Metra's UP-Northwest line McHenry Branch of its entirety going back northbound from McHenry, IL. This little sub-section of the UP-NW extends north from Crystal Lake, IL all the way next to Downtown McHenry, IL. It only operates during rush hours with just three SB trains in the morning and three NB trains i...
Metra Union Pacific Northwest NWB, Chicago OTC to Harvard | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 1,1 тис.5 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualTrain! This week we are taking a ride on Metra's longest route; the mighty UP-Northwest line from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Downtown Chicago all the way to Harvard, IL in far Northwestern McHenry County, IL. At a whopping 63.2 miles long, it takes nearly 2 hours to complete the entirety of the route and is largely passes through ...
Great Western Trail WB | Villa Park, IL (IPP Main) to West Chicago, IL (IPP Geneva) | VirtualBike
Переглядів 3606 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualBike! This week we're back on the Great Western Trail in Northern DuPage County. You might recognize this rail-trail from last September but now we're doing the WB direction from Villa Park, IL where we branch off of the IL Prairie Path Main Stem and head all the way across the county back to West Chicago, IL at the IL Prairie Path Gene...
Archer Ave (IL 171) NB/EB, Joliet, IL to Chicago, IL | VirtualRoad
Переглядів 9436 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualRoad! Today we are on Archer Ave (IL 171) heading from Joliet to Chicago. This is one of the more important roads in the Chicago Area's history. We largely follow the original I&M Canal (now the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal) through what was historically an industrial corridor in the suburbs along the I&M and Chicago's Southwest Side. ...
Metra Electric District SB, Chicago Millennium Station to University Park | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 7957 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualTrain! Today we're traveling on perhaps one of Metra's most unique lines. We're on Metra's Electric District from Millennium Station (underneath Millennium Park in Downtown Chicago) through Chicago's South Side and South Suburbs all the way to University Park, IL outside of Governors State University. This is Metra's only electric train...
US Route 30 EB, Waterman, IL to Wanatah, IN (US 421) | VirtualRoad
Переглядів 1,5 тис.8 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to the VirtualTransit 500 Subscriber Celebration! We're doing a special VirtualRoad and the longest one yet! I'm so grateful for all of you guys for your continued support and continuing to watch! We are on US Route 30 from Waterman, IL (near IL 23 due south of DeKalb, IL) all the way to Wanatah, IN (east of Valparaiso at US 421 due south of Michigan Cit...
Joliet Junction Trail NB, I&M Canal Trail to Theodore St (Crest Hill, IL) | VirtualBike
Переглядів 2088 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualBike! This week we head back to the far southwest suburbs of Chicago to Crest Hill, Joliet, and Rockdale on the Will County Forest Preserve's Joliet Junction Trail! You might recognize this trail from the SB version of this trail. Today we head back the other way back to Crest Hill. This is another one of those "rails-to-trails" trails ...
IL Rte 132 (Grand Ave) WB, Amstutz Expwy (Waukegan, IL) to IL 59 (Lake Villa, IL) | VirtualRoad
Переглядів 1,1 тис.9 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualRoad! We head back up to northern Lake County in Waukegan, IL to start this one on Grand Ave (IL 132) just north of where the Belvidere Rd (IL 120) EB VirtualRoad ended. We pass through some ravines, plenty of woods, four cities, Six Flags, and Gurnee Mills all in just over 30 mins. Enjoy the ride! Remember to Like, Subscribe, comment, ...
Metra Union Pacific North SB, Kenosha, WI to Chicago Ogilvie TC | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 9609 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualTrain! This week we return to Metra's lakeshore route and return to Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center from Kenosha, WI. You'll get to enjoy all the lakeshore communities north of Chicago and like most of the Metra lines going toward Downtown Chicago they will get progressively more urban the closer you get. You'll leave Kenosha an...
Great Western Trail EB | West Chicago, IL (IPP Geneva) to Villa Park, IL (IPP Main) | VirtualBike
Переглядів 50810 місяців тому
Best viewed in 1080p60 or 720p60 Welcome to another VirtualBike! This week we hit the Great Western Trail (part of the IL Prairie Path System) in Northern DuPage County. This is another one of those "Rail-to-Trail" trails in the Chicago Area following the old Chicago Great Western Railway for the bulk of this ride (which is why this trail is so straight!). This is not to be confused with the ot...
IL Rte 120 (Belvidere Rd) EB, US 14 (Woodstock, IL) to Amstutz Expwy (Waukegan, IL) | VirtualRoad
Переглядів 93410 місяців тому
IL Rte 120 (Belvidere Rd) EB, US 14 (Woodstock, IL) to Amstutz Expwy (Waukegan, IL) | VirtualRoad
Metra North Central Service NB, Chicago Union Station to Antioch, IL | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 2,8 тис.11 місяців тому
Metra North Central Service NB, Chicago Union Station to Antioch, IL | VirtualTrain
Joliet Junction Trail SB, Theodore St (Crest Hill, IL) to I&M Canal Trail | VirtualBike
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Joliet Junction Trail SB, Theodore St (Crest Hill, IL) to I&M Canal Trail | VirtualBike
U.S. Rte 14 (Northwest Hwy) WB, Rand Rd/Dempster St (Des Plaines, IL) to Walworth, WI | VirtualRoad
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U.S. Rte 14 (Northwest Hwy) WB, Rand Rd/Dempster St (Des Plaines, IL) to Walworth, WI | VirtualRoad
CTA Orange Line OB, Chicago Loop to Midway Airport | VirtualTrain
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CTA Orange Line OB, Chicago Loop to Midway Airport | VirtualTrain
IL Prairie Path Geneva Spur EB, Fox River Tr (Geneva, IL) to Elgin Br (Winfield, IL) | VirtualBike
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IL Prairie Path Geneva Spur EB, Fox River Tr (Geneva, IL) to Elgin Br (Winfield, IL) | VirtualBike
Mannheim Rd (US 12/20/45) NB, Cermak Rd (Westchester, IL) to Rand Rd (Des Plaines, IL) | VirutalRoad
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Mannheim Rd (US 12/20/45) NB, Cermak Rd (Westchester, IL) to Rand Rd (Des Plaines, IL) | VirutalRoad
Metra UP-NW McHenry Branch SB, McHenry to Crystal Lake (Pingree Rd) | VirtualTrain
Переглядів 545Рік тому
Metra UP-NW McHenry Branch SB, McHenry to Crystal Lake (Pingree Rd) | VirtualTrain
Metra Union Pacific Northwest SEB, Harvard to Chicago OTC | VirtualTrain
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Metra Union Pacific Northwest SEB, Harvard to Chicago OTC | VirtualTrain
Chicago Lakefront Trail SB (Entirety), N Sheridan Rd to E 71st St | VirtualBike
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Chicago Lakefront Trail SB (Entirety), N Sheridan Rd to E 71st St | VirtualBike
Golf Rd (IL 58) EB, Elgin (Dundee Ave) to Evanston (Sheridan Rd) | VirtualRoad
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Golf Rd (IL 58) EB, Elgin (Dundee Ave) to Evanston (Sheridan Rd) | VirtualRoad
Metra Milwaukee District West WB, Chicago Union Station to Elgin/Big Timber Rd | VirtualTrain
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Metra Milwaukee District West WB, Chicago Union Station to Elgin/Big Timber Rd | VirtualTrain
IL Prairie Path Elgin Branch SB (Entirety), Fox River Trail to Wheaton, IL | VirtualBike
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IL Prairie Path Elgin Branch SB (Entirety), Fox River Trail to Wheaton, IL | VirtualBike
North Ave (IL Rte 64) EB, Sycamore, IL to Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, IL) | VirtualRoad
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North Ave (IL Rte 64) EB, Sycamore, IL to Lake Shore Drive (Chicago, IL) | VirtualRoad
Metra Heritage Corridor IB, Joliet to Chicago Union Station | VirtualTrain
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Metra Heritage Corridor IB, Joliet to Chicago Union Station | VirtualTrain

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @kennykrobs6935
    @kennykrobs6935 День тому

    They really need to repave the Gilman, those cracks in road are terrible, kills the ride for me, plus gives me headaches.

  • @plushy771
    @plushy771 8 днів тому

    is this real?

  • @efraim_x
    @efraim_x 11 днів тому

    Excellent channel!

  • @MrStones1963
    @MrStones1963 17 днів тому

    I have been waiting for this upload, as I grew up in this neighborhood and am glad to find virtual footage heading eastbound.

  • @JR-playlists
    @JR-playlists Місяць тому

    15:25 Back in the Day, this CB&Q line also carried the Twin Cities Zephyr. My childhood playground 16:05 chased many DDT mosquito foggers (where were our parents?) and climbed 5 story monkey bars there!

  • @JR-playlists
    @JR-playlists Місяць тому

    Did you know that the Gilman trail is built on an abandoned passenger railbed starting at 9:50 timestamp? (notice the raised railbed and the straight nature of the trail, the original line bordered the Aurora airport and went through DeKalb where a small segment of rail is still present along Peace road behind a fence). The trolley ran from Joliet to Rockford daily. The first section of trail was opened on the Westside of Aurora in the late 1960's between 24:00 & 38:45. It was one of the first rail trails in the nation, complete with brass sundials at each road crossing, and a playground (it was removed, now refereed to as Palmer Park). 44:20 original trolley trestle. If you speed up the video, you can pretend like your the engineer of the trolley

  • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
    @matthewhedrichjr.5445 Місяць тому

    Cool bike ride.

  • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
    @matthewhedrichjr.5445 Місяць тому

    Road trips are quite amazing. Thanks for the video Adam. I used to work at a side job in Skokie with my uncle

  • @LydiaTifuh
    @LydiaTifuh Місяць тому

    Road trips are definitely on the top of my list of trips

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 2 місяці тому

    2 years ago

  • @JohnAckerman93
    @JohnAckerman93 2 місяці тому

    Very nice video as always Adam! Great drive!

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Air Man 🌪️ Bowser World 8 Valley Of Bowser Crash Man 💣 Iggy World 1 Yoshi's Island Flash Man ✨ Morton World 2 Donut's Plains Quick Man 🪃 Ludwig World 4 Twin Bridges Metal Man ⚙️ Wendy World 6 Chocolate Island Bubble Man 💭 Lemmy World 3 Vanilla Dome Heat Man 🔥 Larry World 7 Valley Of Bowser Wood Man 🌿 Roy World 5 Forest Of Illustration

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Season 1

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Girls

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Chomp Triceratops ⚡ Lacina Rowe Terry Tyrannosaurus 🔥 Esmeralda Tolentino Spiny Spinosaurus 💦 Scarlet Alvizo Ace Carnotaurus 🌪️ Akylah Washington Paris Parasaurolophus 🌿 Leslie Padilla Tank Sachina ⛰️ Heaven Lockhart Saltasaurus 💦 Desiree Flores Carcharodontosaurus 🔥 Alexis James Maiasaurus 🌿 Maricela Ramirez Utahraptor 🌪️ Melinda Castro Styracosaurus ⚡ Deshell Anthony Ankylosaurus ⛰️ Davianna Redd Ceratosaurus 🌪️ Iyania White Pteranodon 🌿 Antoniae Armstrong Suchminous 💦 Antoniette Simmons Pachycephalosaurus ✨ Henriaria Christopher Acrocanthosaurus 🔥 Charia Milner Alpha Acrocanthosaurus 🔥 Amari Mckelvin Altirihnus 🌿 Taliyah Wilburn Daspletosaurus 🔥 Serina Worley Seismosaurus 🌿 Dejanique Pennington Supersaurus 🌿 Shakiyah Mason Euoplocephalus ⛰️ Aaliyah Brown Megaraptor 🌪️ Cayla Walton Amargasaurus 💦 Alicia Rodriguez Anchiceratops ⚡ Shakeia Bethune Futabasaurus 💦 Amaya Keene Therizinosaurus ✨ Khyrisha Young Torosaurus ⚡ Blessing Villanueva Saurolophus 🌿 Brianna Coleman Pawpawsaurus 🔥 Cache Nelson Barynxox 💦 Lyric Mcglothin Deltadremous 🌪️ Vivica Silas Deinonychus ✨ Antanhea Hereford Iguanodon 🌿 Isabella Martinez Velociraptor 🌪️ Marshay Appleton Saurphangnax 🔥 Brianna Marroquin Stegosaurus ⛰️ Asia Tobin Mapusaurus 🔥 Shaylah Edwards Allosaurus 🌪️ Everlyn Pruitt Pentaceratops ⚡ Jacqueline Miranda Ampelosaurus 💦 Latshea Milner Fukisaurus 🌿 Nadia Mabine Megalosaurus ✨ Anastasia Robinson Black T-Rex 🔥 Kendrah Mitchell

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Dinosaur King

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Mortal Kombat 2 Amiga II

  • @gerardgarnett3848
    @gerardgarnett3848 2 місяці тому

    Kung Lao Darius Lynch McDonald's Scorpion Gerard Garnett Church's Texas Chicken Johnny Cage Claudio Ortega Subway Sub-Zero Andre Redmond Little Ceaser's Pizza Baraka Jacquad Johnson Wendy's Reptile Franky Cruz Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Rayden Jeffrey Harris Pepe's Mexican Tacos Mileena Lacina Rowe Taco Bell Liu Kang Jonathan Houston Pizza Hut Kitana Vivica Silas Checker's And Rally Jax Jemilah Dobson Burger King Jade Lyric Mcglothin Asia Tobin Domino's Pizza Shang Tsung Cassandra Davis White Castle Kintaro Venus McGee KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken Shao Kahn Tarae Simons Harold's Chicken

  • @tylerhergott3893
    @tylerhergott3893 3 місяці тому

    How many train cars are on this set? Looks like 2 or 3

  • @keyshawnscott12
    @keyshawnscott12 3 місяці тому

    0:26 pulling into the station

  • @THOR2029
    @THOR2029 3 місяці тому

    Almost from where you started all the way thru i294 is ugly. Because they cut down all trees on the sides. It does not feel like being in nature. From i294 thru route 83 and farther is better. Both sides full of trees, shade, bird and the sandy-gravel road 😊😊😊😊

  • @JR-playlists
    @JR-playlists 3 місяці тому

    What RR runs this line for Metra? No stop announcements, no ticket checking. BNSF is more professionally ran, imo.

    • @VirtualTransit
      @VirtualTransit 3 місяці тому

      Metra operates this entire line. Norfolk Southern owns the track and leases to Metra from Loomis Blvd in Chicago to Manhattan. Metra owns the track from Loomis Blvd the rest of the way to Union Station.

  • @JR-playlists
    @JR-playlists 3 місяці тому

    How far away is the Midewin Tallgrass prairie from the Manhattan station?

  • @tyhik9338
    @tyhik9338 3 місяці тому

    Nice, hope you do more Metra rides soon, keep it up.

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 3 місяці тому

    This line is a little bit uncomfortable

  • @josephfranklinshirley2399
    @josephfranklinshirley2399 4 місяці тому

    Do Metra Rock Island Beverly Branch NB/EB

  • @dvferyance
    @dvferyance 4 місяці тому

    I remember taking this route to the Volo Auto Museum it was certainly worth the trip.

  • @santiagocanojr.4663
    @santiagocanojr.4663 4 місяці тому

    Berwyn is bordered by Harlem to the west , Lombard to the east , Roosevelt to the north , and Pershing to the south.

  • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
    @matthewhedrichjr.5445 4 місяці тому

    Very interesting bike ride among the towns and trails

  • @FyfFyd-wu2jp
    @FyfFyd-wu2jp 4 місяці тому

    Awesome shots of the Metra trains passing through Barrington and Des Plaines

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Budd car 7353 built 1980

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Nippon Sharyo cab car 8587 built in 2005

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Nippon Sharyo car 6003 built in 2002

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Nippon Sharyo car 6193 built in 2005

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Nippon Sharyo built 2005

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Amerail cab car 8451 built 1996

  • @nellyrichardsin1590
    @nellyrichardsin1590 5 місяців тому

    Amerail car 7491 built in 1998