Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 minutes ago
Three videos in a row, way to go.
Today, I was initially going to go railfanning regardless today, but I made the decision to head to Indiana for the first part of my day after hearing that Amtrak 49 would have the 145 leading yet again and this time had Amtrak 90406 trailing on the rear of the train, likely heading to Beech Grove with an uncertain future. But after that I stuck around for a bit and managed to get a few other trains including an MRL SD70ACe and two moves on the South Shore before heading to Dolton and Burnham for a bit before heading back to the Dunes later in the day to snag CP 7021 on CPKC 331, all in all, not a bad day. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Ogden Dunes, IN.
Train 1: EB Local Freight
Power:
NS GP38-2 #5289 *ex-PC 8089*
Train 2: WB Coal Train
Power:
BNSF ES44AC #6324
MRL SD70ACe #4315
Train 3: WB Lake Shore Limited
Power:
AMTK P42DC #145 *Phase III Heritage Unit*
AMTK P42DC #118
AMTK NPCU #90406 *Phase III Heritage Unit, DIT*
Train 4: Inbound South Shore
Power:
NICD EMU #17
NICD EMU #40
NICD EMU #38
NICD EMU #41
NICD EMU #6
NICD EMU #29
Train 5: WB Lite Engine Move
Power:
NICD GP38-3 #1001 *ex-IC 9503*
Trains 6 and 7: EB Coal Train meets WB Mixed Freight
Train 6's Power:
BNSF SD70ACe #9022
DPU:
BNSF C44-9W #5102
Train 7's Power:
CSX ET44AH #3347
CSX CM44AC #7045 *ex-CSX 145*
Train 8: EB Lite Power Move
Power:
IHB GP38-2 #5629 *ex-PC 7889*
IHB GP38-2 #5627 *ex-LV 312*
Train 9: WB Sand Train
Power:
CN SD70M-2 #8874
NS AC44C6M #4697 *ex-NS 9512*
Train 10: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS ES44AC #8156
NS ES40DC #7689
Train 11: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSS SD38-2 #805 *ex-RSMX 1240*
CSS GP38-2 #2001
Dolton, IL.
Train 12: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSX SD70MACe #4577 *ex-Conrail 4132*
CSX CM44AC #7571 *ex-CSX 594*
Train 13: WB Autorack Train
Power:
CN ET44AC #3193
Train 14: WB Ethanol Train
Power:
CSX ET44AH #3328
Burnham, IL.
Train 15: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
CF&E C40-8W #4036 *Veterans Unit, ex-CSX 7892*
CF&E C40-8W #4035 *ex-CSX 7873*
Ogden Dunes, IL.
Train 16: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS SD70ACe #1212
NS AC44C6M #4254 *ex-NS 9042*
Train 17: EB South Shore Express
NICD EMU #1309 *ex-METX 1309*
NICD EMU #1203 *ex-METX 1203*
METX EMU #1344
NICD EMU #308 *ex-METX 1308*
Train 18: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
UP AC44CW #7083
UP C45AH #2603
Mid-Train DPU:
UP C45AH #8240
Train 19: WB Grain Train
Power:
CP SD70ACU #7021 *Army Arid Regions, ex-CP 9107*
KCS SD70ACe #4163
Taken on 2-26-26
Three videos in a row, way to go.
Today, I was initially going to go railfanning regardless today, but I made the decision to head to Indiana for the first part of my day after hearing that Amtrak 49 would have the 145 leading yet again and this time had Amtrak 90406 trailing on the rear of the train, likely heading to Beech Grove with an uncertain future. But after that I stuck around for a bit and managed to get a few other trains including an MRL SD70ACe and two moves on the South Shore before heading to Dolton and Burnham for a bit before heading back to the Dunes later in the day to snag CP 7021 on CPKC 331, all in all, not a bad day. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Ogden Dunes, IN.
Train 1: EB Local Freight
Power:
NS GP38-2 #5289 *ex-PC 8089*
Train 2: WB Coal Train
Power:
BNSF ES44AC #6324
MRL SD70ACe #4315
Train 3: WB Lake Shore Limited
Power:
AMTK P42DC #145 *Phase III Heritage Unit*
AMTK P42DC #118
AMTK NPCU #90406 *Phase III Heritage Unit, DIT*
Train 4: Inbound South Shore
Power:
NICD EMU #17
NICD EMU #40
NICD EMU #38
NICD EMU #41
NICD EMU #6
NICD EMU #29
Train 5: WB Lite Engine Move
Power:
NICD GP38-3 #1001 *ex-IC 9503*
Trains 6 and 7: EB Coal Train meets WB Mixed Freight
Train 6's Power:
BNSF SD70ACe #9022
DPU:
BNSF C44-9W #5102
Train 7's Power:
CSX ET44AH #3347
CSX CM44AC #7045 *ex-CSX 145*
Train 8: EB Lite Power Move
Power:
IHB GP38-2 #5629 *ex-PC 7889*
IHB GP38-2 #5627 *ex-LV 312*
Train 9: WB Sand Train
Power:
CN SD70M-2 #8874
NS AC44C6M #4697 *ex-NS 9512*
Train 10: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS ES44AC #8156
NS ES40DC #7689
Train 11: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSS SD38-2 #805 *ex-RSMX 1240*
CSS GP38-2 #2001
Dolton, IL.
Train 12: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CSX SD70MACe #4577 *ex-Conrail 4132*
CSX CM44AC #7571 *ex-CSX 594*
Train 13: WB Autorack Train
Power:
CN ET44AC #3193
Train 14: WB Ethanol Train
Power:
CSX ET44AH #3328
Burnham, IL.
Train 15: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
CF&E C40-8W #4036 *Veterans Unit, ex-CSX 7892*
CF&E C40-8W #4035 *ex-CSX 7873*
Ogden Dunes, IL.
Train 16: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
NS SD70ACe #1212
NS AC44C6M #4254 *ex-NS 9042*
Train 17: EB South Shore Express
NICD EMU #1309 *ex-METX 1309*
NICD EMU #1203 *ex-METX 1203*
METX EMU #1344
NICD EMU #308 *ex-METX 1308*
Train 18: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
UP AC44CW #7083
UP C45AH #2603
Mid-Train DPU:
UP C45AH #8240
Train 19: WB Grain Train
Power:
CP SD70ACU #7021 *Army Arid Regions, ex-CP 9107*
KCS SD70ACe #4163
Taken on 2-26-26
