Busy Railfanning afternoon at West Chicago!
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- Опубликовано: 2 сен 2015
- On a hot summers afternoon we spent some time at West Chicago Illinois railfanning. This is an awesome spot to fan at as the action can be nearly nonstop.
First train up was a westbound Union Pacific Oil train. This train had a pair of NS SD70Ace’s second and third out behind a UP Motor with the old “We will deliver” slogan on it.
Second train of the day was a meet behind the oil train. They cleared the crossing shortly after the oil train tying up the town.
After the UP trains took their turn it was time for a CN Northbound. This train featured a pair of BC Rail Units on it, with the second being a cowl unit in BC Rail red white and blue paint. I used my drone on this train to get a view of the power and tower together and elevated.
The action picked right back up with a crawling UP autorack train taking the cross over for the yard at slow speeds. Once again I used my drone, and it was noted that the rookie conductor was looking for “UFO’s” as he passed. This gave another interesting perspective of the tower and diamond from above.
After the UP was once again done tying up the crossings a Metra inbound scoot rolled on through.
Like clockwork the outbound scoot came shortly after.
Another CN took its turn northbound after the outbound scoot. I took to the air again to film the slower train at another unique vantage point.
Another westbound UP train came rolling by, this time an intermodal train. As the intermodal rolled by a coal train continued westbound as well with a DPU on the rear.
As the coal train cleared the DPU is seen passing JB Tower.
Our last UP Train for the day was another westbound train, this time being led by a very dirty GEVO and a large consist. The intermodal train passed the coal train which had stopped just west of the diamond and tower.
We returned to the West Chicago Metra station where the next outbound was seen rolling under the old signal bridge.
Finally our last train is seen pulling into the station, the inbound scoot which we will board makes its stop at the depot.
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The great sound of a diamond crossing, and freight moving across America is an excellent combo. Awesome video!
When the single track passes over the 3 other lines it sounds like a marching band drum line.
koiesbow I know right. XD
koiesbow 2:20
koiesbow 8:33 also.
It's awesome. Nice spring/summer/fall evenings, listening to the slam across the diamond is that "white" noise that puts you to sleep. You know what trains and on which line they're on based on the pattern of sound as they cross the diamond.
Lol
Nice sounds and great trains going over them diamonds
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL I FOUND IT
wow a BCOL marked CN and a BCRail combined, awesome, feels weird seeing BCRail all over the place when I"m from BC lol, awesome stuff
12:12 when the small tankers interrupt the beat the diamond crossing and its non stop banging for 30 seconds.
But it is a nice video! Thanks for sharing!
Those overhead views of those Canadian National trains rocking the diamond were awesome!
I love the noises from the tracks that the wheels make its satisfying to me
This video serves the most nostalgia ever
Really looks like UP has the game sown up.
17:00 to 20:20 -SIX locos followed by some 100 intermodal wagons, a lot being double decker.
Double stack*
Those trains crossing that intersection, sound almost like the beat of a song.
I love it.
'Diamonds Are Forever'...(could almost use the theme song from the movie Diamonds Are Forever').
Nice busy spot. And I LOVE those diamonds!
Very busy
Thanks for the train with all the tank cars (love to see tank cars). the vide was very clear and the color was outstanding (on wide screen) Thanks for the video.
Awesome video! Also, I have never heard an e-bell on a BCOL before. ...
Now I have!
Very good rail fanning spot and great video
Hello from England. It's a great video, trains in the USA are so different to trains in the UK. I thoroughly enjoyed this video
Trains in the USA haul tons of cargo every day
Industry in the UK is quite different as well, requiring different forms of transportation.
Lorries are much different than our trucks as well.
Yeah our trains look more industrial
Drone shots are so excellent for those of us that model to look at weathering from
down on, like we do on our layouts. Thanks for that view !
about 3 years ago, i was about 5 miles east of this location and i got to see a empty crude oil train scream by on the center rail. it must have been doing 70 and i lost count at over 300 cars. had 8 engine i am sure were at notch 8. i was impressed and frighten at the same time.
This is one of the places on my bucket list, along with Joliet and Racetrack
I love that sound. Period.
'Diamonds Are Forever'...(could about use the theme song to the movie Diamonds Are Forever').
sHiNe BrIgHt lIKe a dImOnDddDDDDDddDDDdDd
Really cool spot. Love the drone shots.
I grew up less than 10 miles from that spot. Excellent rail fanning area. That's the old EJE (Elgin, Joliet and Eastern),- now CN - crossing the UP (ex Chicago and North Western) triple track. I actually lived a mile from the CNW tracks growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago. BTW - that's a manned tower, owned by the CN. The CN has priority over the UP at that point, which is hilarious based on the traffic on the UP triple. vs the CN. Anyone visiting should go 30 miles west where that same UP main crosses the BNSF main (ex Burlington Northern) on grade in Rochelle, IL. One of the greatest on grade crossings in the US!
Very nice video!!
+NVKRailVideos Thanks!
Dang nice catch at 2:30 a repainted bc rail dash-44cw paired with a bc rail c40-8m
Really like hearing the CNs go across the diamond. Great video.
Awesome video TY for sharing
This video is a good example of what a truck wheel goes through.
Wheel Wear Lesson # 101.
That old clickty clack sound is one of two reasons that contribute to a damaged wheel.
That sound is the impact of the flat surface of the wheel and it causes a shock load to the surface of the wheel.
The second reason is the wheel flange wear in the radius of curved track. A good example is viewed on Horseshoe curve.
The heavier a train and the tighter the radius, puts extreme pressure on a wheel flange, which produces that squealing sound.
So anytime you have a gap in the rail or heavy pressure on a wheel flange, this will cause a wheel to eventually have the potential to fail.
the sounds of the train crossing the 3 track diamond, i could absolutely make those click clacks of the diamond into some party music or something idk
Great Video. Loved It. Very Nice.
I enjoy railfanning thanks for posting Dave
That triple crossing is amazing!
Great video!! I use this crossing everyday, it is definitely a great spot to rail fan but when your on your way to work. It definitely can drive you nuts especially if the auto-racks are going into the yard or coming out.
And if it's a train on the CN/EJE line, you CAN'T go around like you can if it's on the UP line.
AMAZING Catches! 4647 & 4617 is a great duo!
That was a MONSTER CN train at 8:42.
Yeah, a bloody beauty ay?
Thank you for sharing this awesome video! - Roger Ribblett
roger riblett thank you!
It's amazing that the autoracks are so long that they can completely straddle three tracks. Nice video!
great vid,sound is awesome.more please.
This was one of my favorite locations in the Chicagoland area! I love how there is a sidewalk that puts you RIGHT BY the diamonds without trespassing.
Sweet vid of this awesome interchange and crossing..just subscribed also...👍
Thanks your video,we knew situation From my country.
Ahhh west chicago,one of my home yards besides proviso and sometimes yard center
Awesome video!!
+Jaw Tooth Thanks!
Michigan Central Lines
Your welcome and that shot from the drone showing the train crossing the road and other tracks was amazing!!
EVERYWHERE I GO
LOL
xxMineVSCraftxx Gaming // xxMVCxx
You like the same trains that I like! lol
I too questioned the arm not down, but after seeing the drone view, it explained (showed?) why. That is a great video and views are awesome, thanks!
It would make more sense to have a single set of crossing gates encompassing both rail lines, so that no cars would be stopped within the narrow gap between the 2 lines
Truly Enjoyed this Video 🙌📸. Love railfanning West Chicago 💯🙌
AWESOME video!
Nice rail footage with a lot of great filming
Very good video.
great camera angles
This is a great spot nice shots!
Once I saw a red white and blue Bc rail c44-9w lashed up with two CN es44-ac's in Green Bay WI
go packers
BCRAIL :)
The drone is dope but finding the right spot to film is key and you get an A+ for location.. Of course in Chicago all you gotta do is walk down the street and you'll find some tracks
Very good!
Wow!!! That was awesome!!! You're a lucky person! Happy Railroading!!!!!!!
+curraheewolf Thank you!
having been to West Chicago many times, the drone views gave a great perspective from the air! very nice video!
+kraigkasten i need to go to west chicago..... too far from my location
The close up of the metra train at 21:11 looks cool
US trains are ENORMOUS!
I think this video is just way too amazing, I just want to watch it all day long a billion times instead of going to school and working!
+Michelle Stone Thank you very much!
+Michelle Stone : Go to school and stop wasting time. (:
Alright that’s sick that CN and BC Rail
Awesome Video
What a criss cross!
love that CN crossing at West Chicago Jct. Best place to railfan in chicago in my opinion. Love the way each car type pounds and slams across the diamonds
Better than Dalton and/or Blue Island?
I love this spot along with Rochelle 😁
Wow Very Longest Train. Nice Capture Bro.
Great Video!
I LOVE THE DIAMONDS!
A really neat place to watch some UP yard action is the Proviso Yard in Melrose Park. Take a METRA train from Chicago and get off at the Melrose Park station. Mannheim Road is a four lane highway which crosses the UP line and is a great vantage point for train watching. I lived in Oak Park when I was younger and would ride my bike up there to see the action.
outstanding video. Thanks
+John Moore Thank you!
John Moore
Amazing video!
Loved it!!!!
wowza a triple interlocking diamond !
We've got one of those in Winnipeg.
That's a busy little intersection.
Great video of an awesome crossing....I imagine that crossing must require a ton of maintenance ! Looks like it takes quite a beating!
+Mark Lamantia Thank you! it is an impressive diamond to be at indeed!
Nice video
In the intro, there was the Conrail heritage unit, Ann Arbor railroad GP20C-ECO Admiral Cab # 1337 Amtrak P42DC 38 and 126.
just great
wow such looooooooooooong trains !
Awesome video and catches. I love the sound of a train going over a diamond. Subbed.
+The Nomadic Railfan Thank you!
That's Ann Arbor railroad Admiral Cab GP38-2 1337, something hanging from Amtrak 38, flying Amtrak 126, Conrail heritage unit 8098, and New York Central 1066.
In Washington street, closer to the West Chicago Library !
Sylvain, from France
love the videoes taken from the drone.
+Garlin Miller Thank You!
Awesome
Ann Arbor railroad GP20C-ECO # 1337, something hanging from Amtrak 38, Amtrak 126 in a sunset, Conrail Heritage Unit, and NS 1066.
I miss the iconic red caboose...
I worked at the Indiana Transportation Museum (now gone) 2009 - 2012. We used to do caboose shuttles on Sundays. It was usually with the Monon DS-50 switcher (the first one that the Monon bought), and a Nickel Plate bay window caboose (I think it was number 570), and a Monon bay window cupola caboose, number 51852 (which was my favorite to work in).
nice video
gawd dang good music with this video.
That tower there reminds me of the AC tower in Marion OH
Super Beat..
It would be a joy to live near there at night on the first video with all the track noise.
It is. Like I said above, it's a soothing night time soundtrack to put you to sleep
The single track is the CN (old EJ&E). I still have some pictures I snapped of the EJ&E in the early 90’s just south of West Chicago off Eola Rd. Metra actually ran some passenger cars on that line 20 or so years ago to test the idea of a north/south “connector” route between all the outbound commuter lines. It never went beyond a test.
I would like to commend the great videography done here. I would like to know what were the original (Fall Flags) RRs that operated here. Thanks.
+FWD37 Thank you very much! The original railroads to cross here were the EJ&E and CNW. Now UP and CN own the tracks, with CN operating the tower.
The lead locomotive on the first train is UP 7018, a C60AC.
2:55 nice sound
love it
Hallo. Super Video , die Schienenkreuzungen sind sehr bemerkenswert . In Deutschland sehr selten !
+Werner Sievers Thank You!
I do miss the EJ&E trains crossing the UP ex. CNW!!! I have managed to see a handful of BN runs at JB Tower before the diamond and track was pulled up, smh
If you were awake at the crack of dawn and really lucky, you'd catch an EMD BL20-2 and a GP39 rebuild leading the branchline train back to Eola.
12:11 yessss the oil tankersss
That oil train is actually an ethanol train but great video
YES !!!! J'AIME!!
i always love triple diamonds
I'm from the UK, so i never see anything like this on our rails, but i love this. :) Great drone shots! Subbed, Keep it up :)
+CannonFox Thank you! Always great to hear comments like this!