Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Another one of these.
Today was a nice sunny, yet a little bit chilly, Saturday as I decided to head South to enjoy the day and see what trains I could find around the areas I usually visit. Surprisingly, a lot of cool stuff showed up today such as NS 34J with a load of brand new tractors up front, two separate CSX MACe leaders, some CN locals with cool power, CN 2026 leading Z194 solo, and the cherry on top, a rather stacked Amtrak Cardinal with a GP38-3 of all things leading. All in all, a pretty successful day. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Dolton, IL.
Train 1: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS ES44AC #8156
UP AC44CW #6866
Train 2: WB Intermodal
Power:
CSX ES44AH #3136
Mid-Train DPU:
CSX CM44AC #7307 *ex-CSX 216*
Train 3: NB Cardinal
Power:
AMTK GP38-3 #750 *ex-DT&I 217*
AMTK P42DC #137
AMTK ALC-42 #372
Park Forest, IL.
Train 4: WB Local Freight
Power:
CN SD40-2W #5341
GTW SD40-2 #5933 *ex-MP 3178, CN Paint*
CN SD60 #5410 *ex-EMDX 9040*
CN SD40-2W #5318
IANR GP38-2 #3802 *ex-L&N 4037*
Chicago Heights, IL.
Train 5: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CN SD70M-2 #8018
CN SD70I #5619
Train 6: WB Local Freight
Power:
EJ&E SD38-2 #669
EJ&E SD38-2 #676 *ex-EJ&E 666, CN Paint*
Train 7: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSX SD70MACe #4706
Mid-Train DPU:
CSX ES44AH #3090
Blue Island, IL.
Train 8: SB Intermodal
Power:
CSX SD70MACe #4587 *ex-Conrail 4142*
CSX ES44AH #3102
Train 9: EB Intermodal
Power:
CSX ES40DC #5232
CSX ES40DC #5242
CSX ES44AH #3091
Train 10: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
CN ET44AC #3196
CN ET44AC #3072
Train 11: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX MP36PH-3C #404
METX CabCar #8555
Homewood, IL.
Train 12: SB Pulldown
Power:
CN C44-9W #2536
CN SD70M-2 #8917
Train 13: SB Local Freight
Power:
IC SD70 #1018
CN SD60 #5485 *ex-EMDX 9090*
CN SD40-2W #5286
Olympia Fields, IL.
Trains 14 and 15: SB Intermodal meets Inbound Metra
Train 14's Power:
CN ES44AC #2026 *America 250, ex-CREX 1215*
Train 15's Power:
METX EMU #1310
METX EMU #1373
METX EMU #1239
METX EMU #1319
METX EMU #1258
METX EMU #1359
Taken on 3-28-26
Another one of these.
Today was a nice sunny, yet a little bit chilly, Saturday as I decided to head South to enjoy the day and see what trains I could find around the areas I usually visit. Surprisingly, a lot of cool stuff showed up today such as NS 34J with a load of brand new tractors up front, two separate CSX MACe leaders, some CN locals with cool power, CN 2026 leading Z194 solo, and the cherry on top, a rather stacked Amtrak Cardinal with a GP38-3 of all things leading. All in all, a pretty successful day. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Dolton, IL.
Train 1: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS ES44AC #8156
UP AC44CW #6866
Train 2: WB Intermodal
Power:
CSX ES44AH #3136
Mid-Train DPU:
CSX CM44AC #7307 *ex-CSX 216*
Train 3: NB Cardinal
Power:
AMTK GP38-3 #750 *ex-DT&I 217*
AMTK P42DC #137
AMTK ALC-42 #372
Park Forest, IL.
Train 4: WB Local Freight
Power:
CN SD40-2W #5341
GTW SD40-2 #5933 *ex-MP 3178, CN Paint*
CN SD60 #5410 *ex-EMDX 9040*
CN SD40-2W #5318
IANR GP38-2 #3802 *ex-L&N 4037*
Chicago Heights, IL.
Train 5: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CN SD70M-2 #8018
CN SD70I #5619
Train 6: WB Local Freight
Power:
EJ&E SD38-2 #669
EJ&E SD38-2 #676 *ex-EJ&E 666, CN Paint*
Train 7: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSX SD70MACe #4706
Mid-Train DPU:
CSX ES44AH #3090
Blue Island, IL.
Train 8: SB Intermodal
Power:
CSX SD70MACe #4587 *ex-Conrail 4142*
CSX ES44AH #3102
Train 9: EB Intermodal
Power:
CSX ES40DC #5232
CSX ES40DC #5242
CSX ES44AH #3091
Train 10: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
CN ET44AC #3196
CN ET44AC #3072
Train 11: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX MP36PH-3C #404
METX CabCar #8555
Homewood, IL.
Train 12: SB Pulldown
Power:
CN C44-9W #2536
CN SD70M-2 #8917
Train 13: SB Local Freight
Power:
IC SD70 #1018
CN SD60 #5485 *ex-EMDX 9090*
CN SD40-2W #5286
Olympia Fields, IL.
Trains 14 and 15: SB Intermodal meets Inbound Metra
Train 14's Power:
CN ES44AC #2026 *America 250, ex-CREX 1215*
Train 15's Power:
METX EMU #1310
METX EMU #1373
METX EMU #1239
METX EMU #1319
METX EMU #1258
METX EMU #1359
Taken on 3-28-26
