Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The CN was the place to be today.
Recently CN's new units for America's semiquintennial on Z194 and it's counterpart Z195 for the past week or two and I would've gone out for them on their maiden voyage but every time they ran, I was always busy with work whenever they ran, so when I got word that they would be coming in on Saturday and then heading South, so I jumped at the opportunity to grab them. What I wasn't expecting was how stacked the CN around the Homewood/Chicago Heights area aside from the 250 Units, such as the WC HU showing up, both WB and EB L515s having good lash ups, a surprise IC SD70 on A408, and even a quick peak at the UP's Villa Grove. All in all, a very successful day! Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Flossmoor, IL.
Trains 1 and 2: NB Intermodal meets Outbound Metra
Train 1's Power:
CN ET44AC #3069 *Wisconsin Central Heritage Unit*
CN ES44AC #3895 *CN 100*
Train 2's Power:
METX EMU #1273
METX EMU #1298
METX EMU #1235
METX EMU #1250
METX EMU #1361
METX EMU #1292
Train 3: NB Intermodal
Power:
CN ES44AC #2026 *America 250*
CN ES44AC #1776 *America 250*
Homewood, IL.
Train 4: SB Autorack Train
Power:
CN ET44AC #3203
CN ES44AC #2912
Train 5: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX EMU #1292
METX EMU #1361
METX EMU #1250
METX EMU #1235
METX EMU #1298
METX EMU #1273
Chicago Heights, IL.
Train 6: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
IC GP40R #3138 *OLS Unit, ex-IC 3063*
EJ&E SD38-2 #657
CN SD60 #5437 *ex-EMDX 9087*
Trains 7 and 8: EB Mixed Freight meets WB Mixed Freight
Train 7's Power:
CN ES44DC #2259
CN SD75I #5719
Train 8's Power:
IC SD70 #1032
IC SD70 #1039 *CN Paint*
CN GP40-2LW #9544
Train 9: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
UP C45AH #2733
Mid-Train DPU:
UP C45AC #7501
Homewood, IL.
Train 10: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
CN SD40-2 #5366 *ex-MP 807*
CN GP40-2LW #9626
GTW SD40-2 #5937 *ex-MP 3196*
CN GP40-2LW #9515
University Park, IL.
Train 11: SB Intermodal
Power:
CN ES44AC #1776 *America 250*
CN ES44AC #2026 *America 250*
Taken on 3-14-26
The CN was the place to be today.
Recently CN's new units for America's semiquintennial on Z194 and it's counterpart Z195 for the past week or two and I would've gone out for them on their maiden voyage but every time they ran, I was always busy with work whenever they ran, so when I got word that they would be coming in on Saturday and then heading South, so I jumped at the opportunity to grab them. What I wasn't expecting was how stacked the CN around the Homewood/Chicago Heights area aside from the 250 Units, such as the WC HU showing up, both WB and EB L515s having good lash ups, a surprise IC SD70 on A408, and even a quick peak at the UP's Villa Grove. All in all, a very successful day! Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Flossmoor, IL.
Trains 1 and 2: NB Intermodal meets Outbound Metra
Train 1's Power:
CN ET44AC #3069 *Wisconsin Central Heritage Unit*
CN ES44AC #3895 *CN 100*
Train 2's Power:
METX EMU #1273
METX EMU #1298
METX EMU #1235
METX EMU #1250
METX EMU #1361
METX EMU #1292
Train 3: NB Intermodal
Power:
CN ES44AC #2026 *America 250*
CN ES44AC #1776 *America 250*
Homewood, IL.
Train 4: SB Autorack Train
Power:
CN ET44AC #3203
CN ES44AC #2912
Train 5: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX EMU #1292
METX EMU #1361
METX EMU #1250
METX EMU #1235
METX EMU #1298
METX EMU #1273
Chicago Heights, IL.
Train 6: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
IC GP40R #3138 *OLS Unit, ex-IC 3063*
EJ&E SD38-2 #657
CN SD60 #5437 *ex-EMDX 9087*
Trains 7 and 8: EB Mixed Freight meets WB Mixed Freight
Train 7's Power:
CN ES44DC #2259
CN SD75I #5719
Train 8's Power:
IC SD70 #1032
IC SD70 #1039 *CN Paint*
CN GP40-2LW #9544
Train 9: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
UP C45AH #2733
Mid-Train DPU:
UP C45AC #7501
Homewood, IL.
Train 10: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
CN SD40-2 #5366 *ex-MP 807*
CN GP40-2LW #9626
GTW SD40-2 #5937 *ex-MP 3196*
CN GP40-2LW #9515
University Park, IL.
Train 11: SB Intermodal
Power:
CN ES44AC #1776 *America 250*
CN ES44AC #2026 *America 250*
Taken on 3-14-26
