Cool stuff. Be nice if each video had which Metra route the train belonged to for those of us outsiders that don't know that Metra system by it's station stops. Fun to watch.
9:00 The single track to the right is the UP mainline for the Belvidere sub. This track goes right past the Illinois Railway Museum and starts from the UP west line in West Chicago on the Geneva sub. It was proposed that Metra will open a new route to Rockford, IL by 2027. An Article I read mentions a new interlocking connection between the Milwaukee west line and the UP Belvidere sub to be installed between Big Timber and Elgin. You can see the UP Belvidere sub mainline on google maps and follow it down from IRM, thru Elgin and to West Chicago.
Correct. The line unfortunately is barely used and only sees transfer trains or train cars moving to storage somewhere. There is an auto plant in Belvidere that UP works at I believe. I've only seen trains on that line like 3 or 4 times and that's about it. It's going to be cool to have Metra going to Rockford.
Two ex-MILW F40Cs in the yard, Tower A2 and the purr of that MP36PH 👍...think I prefer the Metra safety announcement over the 'See it, Say it, Sort it' we have in UK, definitely a bit softer in its delivery.
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Right at the start of the video, off to the right is a section of land between these tracks and a single track. When I was a kid, me and my buddies built extensive jumps, berms, and all kinds of tracks on this land for our BMX bikes, and later dirt bikes since the railroad kept it protected from development. This was all built during the 70's-80's. I went back in 2008 and there were still clear visible signs of our work. There is also a trail that run between the tracks all the way out past Randall Rd to a track we had that is all houses and subdivisions now. It was called "Track & Trail" and all the local kids used it. I lived in Eagle Heights subdivision which is farther off to the right of the Big Timber station past the single track not visible in this video. At 4:25, you can see a fountain on the corner of Kimball St and Route 31. I once tossed a bottle of dish soap poked full of holes into this fountain and created a gigantic bubble drift that completely stopped traffic for a while. Made the newspaper and everything. Lol! It looked like a blizzard in only one spot.
What a cool story. that's amazing how your work was still there decades later. and the dish soap in the fountain must've been very memorable. sounds like you all had fun
I lived on Mill Street right across from that fountain! For some reason or another ever since it was built kids always dumped dishwasher or laundry detergent into that fountain to create a bunch of suds! LMAO
This series aren't really from the cab, but from the lower level. You can tell from the height. There's no way Metra would permit a cab perspective (assuming the videographer got permission in the 1st place.) He did get a car with a clean window, at least.
Metra made some actual cab videos of both inbounds and outbounds but they always do mid day runs where they stop at all the stations and there is tons of track work.
This an am rush hour train so you could get in front car. I’ve ridden it in off hours and car was closed so I couldn’t do that line. You’re fortunate you had a cloudy day otherwise, the sun would be in your face.
Can't agree with you more. I just love seeing Metra trains. I know so much about the railroad its not even funny. I even know every stop on 10 of the 11 lines
The train 🚆 engineer by railroad 🛤 rules and federal regulations must first make the long-long, short-long horn blasts before approaching the grade crossing. The last long blast should sound as the engine is crossing over the roadway. Anytime the front car on a train 🚊 passes over a RR crossing, it must be sounding the horn. The tower gets a computer 🖥 read-out of the engineer’s operation of the control stand, and the engine, of course, has a black box. thanks 🚩
Cool stuff. Be nice if each video had which Metra route the train belonged to for those of us outsiders that don't know that Metra system by it's station stops. Fun to watch.
Good catch with the Savannah and Atlanta locomotive at 34:31.
I just noticed that. thanks 🙂
Nice full camera
Nice job ma man, keep these Metra rides coming.
The bell banging would drive me nutso
It's drowned out after a point lol
Early morning express.
9:00 The single track to the right is the UP mainline for the Belvidere sub. This track goes right past the Illinois Railway Museum and starts from the UP west line in West Chicago on the Geneva sub. It was proposed that Metra will open a new route to Rockford, IL by 2027. An Article I read mentions a new interlocking connection between the Milwaukee west line and the UP Belvidere sub to be installed between Big Timber and Elgin. You can see the UP Belvidere sub mainline on google maps and follow it down from IRM, thru Elgin and to West Chicago.
Correct. The line unfortunately is barely used and only sees transfer trains or train cars moving to storage somewhere. There is an auto plant in Belvidere that UP works at I believe. I've only seen trains on that line like 3 or 4 times and that's about it. It's going to be cool to have Metra going to Rockford.
Wish we could get an outbound trip view, from the locomotive cab!!!
Metra has done that but not with this line
Two ex-MILW F40Cs in the yard, Tower A2 and the purr of that MP36PH 👍...think I prefer the Metra safety announcement over the 'See it, Say it, Sort it' we have in UK, definitely a bit softer in its delivery.
Nice job 👍
Nice video!
4:53 Now Approaching Elgin.
6:27 Next Stop National. 7:04 Now Approaching National.
8:35 Next Stop Bartlett. 14:14 Now Approaching Bartlett.
Awesome video! I just discovered your channel, and you have some really good content. I especially love your Metra videos, since I am a huge fan of Metra. You just earned yourself a subscriber. Keep up the good work!
why thank you😀
Nice this is by my house lol
Right at the start of the video, off to the right is a section of land between these tracks and a single track. When I was a kid, me and my buddies built extensive jumps, berms, and all kinds of tracks on this land for our BMX bikes, and later dirt bikes since the railroad kept it protected from development. This was all built during the 70's-80's. I went back in 2008 and there were still clear visible signs of our work. There is also a trail that run between the tracks all the way out past Randall Rd to a track we had that is all houses and subdivisions now. It was called "Track & Trail" and all the local kids used it. I lived in Eagle Heights subdivision which is farther off to the right of the Big Timber station past the single track not visible in this video. At 4:25, you can see a fountain on the corner of Kimball St and Route 31. I once tossed a bottle of dish soap poked full of holes into this fountain and created a gigantic bubble drift that completely stopped traffic for a while. Made the newspaper and everything. Lol! It looked like a blizzard in only one spot.
What a cool story. that's amazing how your work was still there decades later. and the dish soap in the fountain must've been very memorable. sounds like you all had fun
I lived on Mill Street right across from that fountain! For some reason or another ever since it was built kids always dumped dishwasher or laundry detergent into that fountain to create a bunch of suds! LMAO
57:03 I bet that got the engineers heart pumping
haha probably
I as an engineer would've just said "welp fuck"
Awesome! 43:45 Race!!
This series aren't really from the cab, but from the lower level. You can tell from the height. There's no way Metra would permit a cab perspective (assuming the videographer got permission in the 1st place.) He did get a car with a clean window, at least.
Metra made some actual cab videos of both inbounds and outbounds but they always do mid day runs where they stop at all the stations and there is tons of track work.
what's the craziest thing you have seen on the rails?
This an am rush hour train so you could get in front car. I’ve ridden it in off hours and car was closed so I couldn’t do that line. You’re fortunate you had a cloudy day otherwise, the sun would be in your face.
Yeah, some lines only open the cab car for rush hour only, and some have it always open.
@@oct197. BNSF and UP lines open up front. How about SS with the bilevels? I was fortunate to do an RFW on the Heritage Corridor
@@3985uprr Southwest Service is iffy. I think it's only rush hour for them too.
@@oct197. yeah, the problem with doing a.m. rush-hour trains is that the sun is in your face most of the time. I had to hope for cloudy weather.
The UP lines has the front car open at all times.
Metra is the best.
Can't agree with you more. I just love seeing Metra trains. I know so much about the railroad its not even funny. I even know every stop on 10 of the 11 lines
It is the train in chicago ever😊😊
I love metra trains 😂😊😊😊😊😊😊
Me too
I would not sound the horn going over a level crossing or ring tha bell
why's that
59:31 pulling into the station
👍👍👍❤🤍💚
The bell sounds so weird from the inside
I guess so lol
What train do you ride
#2222
train 2222
The train 🚆 engineer by railroad 🛤 rules and federal regulations must first make the long-long, short-long horn blasts before approaching the grade crossing. The last long blast should sound as the engine is crossing over the roadway. Anytime the front car on a train 🚊 passes over a RR crossing, it must be sounding the horn. The tower gets a computer 🖥 read-out of the engineer’s operation of the control stand, and the engine, of course, has a black box. thanks 🚩
Some engineers do a poor job at crossing sequences, while some do it good.
Why does that confounded bell sound like a dropout from Train Bell School?
56:55 Ppl just cant wait lol
honestly during rush hour you might be standing there for 10 minutes because of the sheer amount of trains in and out tbh