La Grange, IL Special | Loads of Trains on The Racetrack!

Me and Ryan had a chance to go to La Grange, IL and took it. Over the course of 3 hours, we only missed one train and so I present a pretty much complete coverage of how 3 hours on the famous Racetrack looks like.
1 - Inbound Metra
METX 193 (EMD F40PHM-2) [Standard Metra Red/White/Blue Paint]
2- NB Amtrak 380 "Illinois Zephyr"
AMTK 79 (GE P42DC) [Amtrak Phase V Paint]
3 - NB BNSF Manifest
BNSF 4582 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
BNSF 9838 (EMD SD70MAC) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
4 - Outbound Metra
METX 113 (EMD F40PH-3) [Standard Metra Red/White/Blue Paint]
5 - Inbound Metra
METX 105 (EMD F40PH-3) [Standard Metra Red/White/Blue Paint]
6 - SB BNSF Coal Train
BNSF 9271 (EMD SD70ACe) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
BNSF 5964 (GE ES44AC) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
7 - NB BNSF Manifest
BNSF 8955 (EMD SD70MAC) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
BNSF 7911 (GE ES44DC) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
BNSF 4066 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
8 - SB BNSF Manifest
BNSF 7079 (GE ES44C4) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
NS 7705 (GE ES40DC) [Standard NS "Horsehead" Paint]
9 - SB BNSF Manifest
BNSF 269 (EMD SD75M) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
CP 9544 (GE AC4400CW) [Standard CP Red Paint w/ Flag Logo]
10 - NB BNSF Manifest
BNSF 5215 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
BNSF 9476 (EMD SD70MAC) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
11 - NB BNSF Light Power
BNSF 4692 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
BNSF 4627 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
12 - SB BNSF Oil Train
BNSF 925 (GE C40-8W) [ex-ATSF "Superfleet" Warbonnet w/ BNSF Sublettering]
BNSF 6116 (GE ES44AC) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
13 - SB BNSF Light Power
BNSF 4066 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
BNSF 7911 (GE ES44DC) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
BNSF 8955 (EMD SD70MAC) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
14 - Outbound Metra
METX 196 (EMD F40PHM-2) [Standard Metra Red/White/Blue Paint]
15 - Inbound Metra
METX 113 (EMD F40PH-3) [Standard Metra Red/White/Blue Paint]
16 - SB BNSF Manifest
BNSF 7450 (GE ES44DC) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
BNSF 5019 (GE C44-9W) [BNSF Heritage 2 Paint]
BNSF 7535 (GE ES44DC) [BNSF Heritage 3 Paint]
BNSF 4706 (GE C44-9W) ["Superfleet" Warbonnet w/ BNSF Text]
Thanks for Watching!
Joshua

[@TheMetGuy]

Awesome catches! I love the tanker train

[@generalcheeze7274]

Great video! I love railfanning at La Grange or anywhere on the racetrack

[@kenamaro]

Cask car at 21:53. And 22:35. 27:27.....Nice catch !! 😍🚂🚂

[@MrMocha413]

Great stuff!

[@SantaFebuff]

MrMocha413 Thank you!

[@duxberry1958]

Very good video

[@ryanfrogz]

At exactly 28:00 the blue boxcar is from Progressive Rail, here in Minnesota.

[@joeydimeglio3182]

I’d go nuts trying to keep “tabs” of all the trains

[@RyanFRails]

The last train was a westbound intermodal train. You had it as a southbound manifest

[@charlesdell2864]

Think I answered my own question at 26:00, is that equipment for laying railroad ties.

[@BionicleStudios55]

1:23 Pedestrian Gate Fail LOL

[@kyleb06]

Lol

[@ilovejesus925]

April 21th?

[@charlesdell2864]

At 23:50 what kind of railroad equipment is that.

[@kyleb06]

Herzog Tie Laying Train

[@georgezhang1543]

Train #9 Rail Train

[@andrewstrains5717]

how many trains come though here a day and i am come their dis summer is their a no horn zone here

[@williamrobinson4490]

{ "IN A SPAN OF 12 YEARS I DROVE A. TAXI CAB THROUGH FRANKLIIIN PARK & LAGRANGE ILLINOIS"! }
[ "LAGRANGE AVERAGES AROUND 15 FREIGHT TRAINS PER DAY"! ]

[@tool4757]

@@williamrobinson4490 there is way more then that I would say that there is around 30-50

[@interstateruler]

Where is La Grange, IL located?

[@SantaFebuff]

It's a Chicago Suburb... here:
www.google.com/maps/place/La+Grange,+IL/@41.8050309,-87.8743054,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x880e4805aa13159f:0xcba59e0bbcd0ff06

[@typeo1984]

4:23 wtf!?? :p

[@SantaFebuff]

typeo1984 He thought we had picture cameras and posed. Actually he's the second person to do that with me.