Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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It's that time of year again!

On a hot but not as hot Saturday, we made our way down to Franklin Park to attend their annual Railroad Daze, this year's display didn't have too much to write home about as it was rather small, but it did feature some unique stuff like KCS 1776 and Metra 90, even CPKC brought in the "Little General" kiddie ride. In addition to those, a couple of trains passed by throughout the day as well as an appearance by NIRC 11 on a work train. Not much else to say about this year other than it was a pretty good day to be out trackside. Enjoy!

Now here are the trains in order.

Train 1: WB Equipment Move
Power:
METX SD70MACH #516 *ex-TFM 1662*
METX F59PHI #90 *Chicago & Northwestern Heritage Unit, ex-AMTK 467*

The Railroad Daze Display:
METX F59PHI #90 *Chicago & Northwestern Heritage Unit*
METX CabCar #8585
METX Coach #7491
METX SD70MACH #516 *ex-TFM 1662*
KCS ET44AC #1776 *America 250*

Train 2: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS AC44C6M #4901 *ex-NS 9718*

Train 3: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
CP ES44AC #8893
KCSM ES44AC #4745
BNSF C44-9W #5404

Train 4: WB Work Train
Power:
NIRC GP23ECO #11 *ex-N&W 1341*

Train 5: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CP AC44CWM #8165 *ex-CP 9605*
KCS ES44AC #4824

Train 6: EB Equipment Move
Power:
METX F59PHI #90 *Chicago & Northwestern Heritage Unit, ex-AMTK 467*
METX SD70MACH #516 *ex-TFM 1662*

Train 7: WB Lite Engine Move
Power:
KCS ET44AC #1776 *America 250*

Taken on 6-13-26