Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It was the first morning of our epic, 2-day railfan odyssey in Chicago. Our first stop: Joliet Union Station. Here is the morning lineup:

00:33 [8:21 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train departs for Chicago behind MP36PH-3S #401

01:03 [8:22 AM]
Metra Heritage Corridor train departs for Chicago Union Station behind F40PH-2 #127

01:39
Metra Rock Island District train arrives behind MP36PH-3S #413

02:34 [8:36 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train departs for Chicago behind MP36PH-3S #413

03:21
Metra Rock Island District train arrives behind MP36PH-3S #408

04:23
WB GTW (CN) local behind GP38-2 #4924 (ex-Missouri Pacific #906) and GP38-2 #5850 (ex-Rock Island #4368)

05:50 [8:53 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train departs for Chicago behind MP36PH-3S #408

06:46 [9:24 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train arrives behind F40PH-2M #205

07:13 [9:38 AM]
EB BNSF Intermodal approaches, stops.

08:00 [9:41 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train departs for Chicago behind F40PH-2M #205

08:42 [9:43 AM]
EB BNSF Intermodal led by C44-9W #4114, NS C40-9W in Grey Primer, BNSF AC44CM in Santa Fe “Warbonnet”, and BNSF GP60M #117

10:14 [10:06 AM]
Amtrak train #300 “The State House” led by P42DC #124

11:46 [10:21 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train arrives behind F40PH-2 #104

12:22 [10:24 AM]
EB BNSF intermodal led by C44-9W #4731, C44-9W #4899, SD40u #6314 in Sante Fe colors, an AC44CW, and AC44CW #948 in “Warbonnet” colors.

13:28
Metra Rock Island District train departs for Chicago behind F40PH-2 #104

14:34
EB BNSF intermodal led by C44-9W #4660, C44-9W #4892, C44-9W #5174, C44-9W #4325 and FURX SD40-2 #7265 (ex-Burlington Nothern)

16:00 [10:54 AM]
Amtrak Train #303 “Ann Rutledge” led by P42DC #64

17:52
EB BNSF intermodal led by C44-9W #4511, C44-9W #4353, and GP60 #8709 in Santa Fe colors

18:57 [11:08 AM]
Metra Rock Island District train arrives behind F40PH-2M #212

19:23 [11:14 AM]
WB BNSF intermodal led by 3 C44-9W’s

19:59 [11:19 AM]
EB Union Pacific intermodal led by SD70M #5110 and B40-8 #1885 (ex-Southern Pacific #8088)

21:16
Metra Rock Island District train departs behind F40PH-2M #212

21:48
EB GTW (CN) local behind GP38-2 #4924 (ex-Missouri Pacific #906) and GP38-2 #5850 (ex-Rock Island #4368)

22:45
WB BNSF intermodal led by GP35u #2503 (ex-ATSF #1452 and GP9u #1661 (ex-ATSF #722)

23:18 [11:56 AM]
WB intermodal led by Union Pacific SD70M #5151, LTEX SD40-2 #3916 (ex-Missouri Pacific #3232), and SD40-2 “Snoot” #3302

*All times are EDT because I did not reprogram the camera for CDT.
*Originally recorded on VHS-C videotape.