Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Back here so soon?

Last night, I had gotten word of an ethanol train making it's way down the BNSF with a Fakebonnet in charge of the train and CSX's Pan Am Heritage Unit as one of the DPUs. Initially, I had thought that they were going to get into Chicagoland under the cover of darkness, only to find out they tied up in Steward the evening prior, prompting a daylight run into the city, so I made my way out to La Grange to snag them before I went and saw a movie. Only to come back later in the day to catch Z-STPCHC with BNSF 2026 in the lead, just because I wanted to. Enjoy!

Now here are the trains in order.

Train 1: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8583
METX F40PHM-3 #211 *Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Heritage Unit*

Train 2: EB Ethanol Train
Power:
BNSF C44-9W #4718 *Fakebonnet*
DPUs:
CSX ES44AH #1981 *Pan Am Railways Heritage Unit*
CSX CM44AC #7315 *ex-CSX 303*

Train 3: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PHM-3 #212 *Village Of Buffalo Grove*
METX CabCar #8601

Train 4: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
BNSF ES44C4 #7090
BNSF C44-9W #4991
BNSF ES44C4 #7929

Train 5: EB Intermodal
Power:
BNSF ES44ACH #2026 *America 250*
BNSF ES44C4 #8192
BNSF C44-9W #1108 *Heritage 1*

Taken on 8-29-26