METRA Electric Line - Randolph to Kensington EXPRESS GoPro

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  • Опубліковано 11 гру 2015
  • Early Morning southbound express run down the METRA Electric Division's Main Line between Randolph Street Station and 115th St/Kensington. Includes stops at Van Buren, Roosevelt and 55th-56th-57th St.
    Includes a meet at the Pullman siding. Shot from the railfan window of the new Gallery car equipment using a hand held GoPro.
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  • @intrepidfox37
    @intrepidfox37 5 років тому +9

    I used to ride Metra Electric daily out of Richton Park as a teenager. Back then I was a rail buff before I even knew the term. I was stealing track warrants out of the box at Blue Island and didn't know what the hell I was reading👍🏽 Now as an adult, who just so happens to be a locomotive engineer, it's a nice trip back to my youth. I finally understand why the bell was rung so frequently (passing standing equipment or platforms on an adjacent track, etc). And to see that some stations have finally been redone, like Roosevelt Rd. That station house looked ready to collapse back in 2004 when I was still riding. A perfect scene for a horror movie😅. Thanks for the footage.

    • @NaTheN9ll
      @NaTheN9ll 4 місяці тому

      @intrepidfox37 That’s awesome! What railroad are you an engineer for? Last question, my dream job is to eventually become a locomotive engineer & was wondering what’s the best route to get into the railroad?

  • @flyingspotscanner
    @flyingspotscanner 8 років тому +6

    Nice work! Signals are easy to see, which I like. The gray day lends atmosphere.

  • @MrHoffmannfd
    @MrHoffmannfd 5 років тому +6

    I ride the Electric Line from Flossmoor to Randolph. The wind-up electric sound is depressingly eerie. The ride from Hazel Crest through the south side is like a documentary on poverty.

  • @jackd.ripper9951
    @jackd.ripper9951 4 роки тому +1

    I must say. This video is very soothing.

  • @nancyoffenhiser4916
    @nancyoffenhiser4916 8 років тому +1

    Great video! loved it!

  • @user-ih5uc4mo3x
    @user-ih5uc4mo3x 11 місяців тому

    Афигеть ! Колокол бам! бам! бам! с ума сойдёшь слушать !

  • @NicholasDembytsky
    @NicholasDembytsky 8 років тому +5

    Excellent video, please lay out more of these videos. Please, if possible, for Christmas to make a video with a snowy landscape. Christmas spirit or Christmas Spirit. (I use the Google translator, sorry for grammatical errors if they exist)

  • @metrasnakieasaurus1066
    @metrasnakieasaurus1066 6 років тому +1

    great watch!!!

  • @CSullivanmeerkatmandude
    @CSullivanmeerkatmandude 7 років тому +1

    Nice Metra Electric train video. From the main line.

    • @tyhik9338
      @tyhik9338 6 років тому +1

      C Sullivan these new cars are somethin else

  • @victoriacyunczyk
    @victoriacyunczyk 6 років тому +1

    I have rode this line quite a few times, thank you for a good quality cab ride!

  • @TheChicagoL
    @TheChicagoL 8 років тому +3

    Well, it looks like most, if not all, of the old '71-'72 highliner electrics are gone. Yep.....another part of my youth has disappeared. :( At 16:37, is the 75th/South Chicago station (also called 75th / Grand Crossing). I used to take the Blue Island local from that station to the Loop many a day.

    • @PositionLight
      @PositionLight  8 років тому +3

      +TheChicagoL On the bright side, now the whole electric division has railfan windows.

    • @TheChicagoL
      @TheChicagoL 8 років тому +1

      +Jersey Mike's Rail Videos
      Well, when you put it that way......................I gotta admire your positive outlook - lol!!!

  • @marmatari
    @marmatari 6 років тому

    IT IS VERY COLD AND VERY WINDY HERE IN ORLANDO,FL!

  • @telus6429
    @telus6429 8 років тому +4

    why didn't you keep going south on the line all the way University Park?

    • @PositionLight
      @PositionLight  8 років тому +4

      +telus6429 Because I was going to Blue Island. Check my other videos.

  • @TooRandomForYou
    @TooRandomForYou 6 років тому +1

    Cool, had to be going at least 100 m.p.h. At the top speed there!

  • @prsl2472
    @prsl2472 8 років тому +1

    I only covered this territory one round trip on South Shore trains. Could you give me the time on the video when you pass through the site of the old Central station?

  • @touchybanana1430
    @touchybanana1430 3 роки тому

    Metra is a funny commuter rail, where the electrified lines are basically more modern with the ADA standards while the non-electrified lines aren't ADA.

  • @tyhik9338
    @tyhik9338 5 років тому

    I just saw so more retired highliners parked at kyd the other day.

  • @HeatingJr81
    @HeatingJr81 6 років тому +2

    So I got Stuck in downtown because I was told They will say something on the train but she never did so I was assuming The next stop would be blue island But she said we already Passed your stop Your going to Have to Go back to Chicago And this was at like 9 or 10 I was so mad. It's a long story but I just don't want to make that mistake again, so Go to blue island Your suppose to transfer at kenningston and jump on another train that goes to blue island ?!

    • @PositionLight
      @PositionLight  6 років тому +1

      Locals to Kensington continue to Blue Island. University Park trains go express at Kensington.

  • @briankettle9446
    @briankettle9446 8 років тому

    Great video . Why do U.S. Trains need bells ? .

    • @PositionLight
      @PositionLight  8 років тому +3

      +brian kettle Warn people the train is moving without using the very loud horn.

    • @GandSAfan
      @GandSAfan 8 років тому +2

      Some towns and communities that have heavier rail traffic, have local 'No Train Horn' ordinances for rail crossings...so the bells have to substitute for the horns.

    • @keyshawnscott12
      @keyshawnscott12 7 років тому +1

      Jersey Mike's Rail Videos i wonder why is 67th abandond

  • @jeanbegue2614
    @jeanbegue2614 5 років тому

    Bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling bling-bling i hear this bell all the time now in my dream in my work in my car😂🤣

  • @monica012077
    @monica012077 5 років тому

    Nice video. Not everyone is familiar with Metra so you should go by official station names. Randolph Street station is listed as Millennium Station on all maps.

    • @PositionLight
      @PositionLight  5 років тому

      I don't go in for pointless re-brandings.

    • @monica012077
      @monica012077 5 років тому

      @@PositionLight Did not know that. I still call Citi Field Shea stadium just like I do both train stops there.

  • @katherinepenning172
    @katherinepenning172 7 років тому

    When will he turns the bell off?

  • @katherinepenning7883
    @katherinepenning7883 7 років тому

    When will he turn off the bell?????

  • @nancyoffenhiser4916
    @nancyoffenhiser4916 8 років тому +1

    Great video! loved it!