Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago

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First outing of the year.

Today I decided to stick around the local area to see what I could find and surprisingly a few neat things did show up here and there today. Starting off with a CPKC GEVO shuffling some engines around after coming in on a train, to catching a Harvard Sub grain train, an ACU leader on 249, an NPCU on Amtrak 336, and then the same CPKC GEVO leading an extra 249. All in all, a good day all around. Enjoy!

Now here are the trains in order.

Train 1: Yard Based Power Move
Power:
CP ET44AC #7485 *CPKC Paint*
CP AC44CW #9827
KCS ES44AC #4789
KCS ES44AC #4804
KCSM ES44AC #4716
KCS ES44AC #4830
CP ES44AC #8813
KCS SD70ACe #4122

Train 2: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX SD70MACH #505 *ex-TFM 1602*
METX CabCar #8532

Arlington Heights, IL.

Train 3: NB Grain Train
Power:
UP C45AH #7901
UP SD70AH #9071
UP AC44CW #6860

Des Plaines, IL.

Train 4: SB Mixed Freight
Power:
UP C45AH #7973
UP SD70AH #8968
UP AC44CW #6862
UP AC44CW #7095
NS SD70ACU #7274 *ex-UP 8046*

Train 5: SB Ethanol Train
Power:
CP ES44AC #8899
DPU:
CP AC44CW #8617

Train 6: NB Mixed Freight
Power:
CP SD70ACU #7035 *ex-CP 9137*
CP ES44AC #8812

Franklin Park, IL.

Train 7: EB Mixed Freight
Power:
CP ET44AC #7485 *CPKC Paint*
KCS ES44AC #4804

Rondout, IL.

Train 8: SB Hiawatha
Power:
AMTK NPCU #90200
IDTX SC-44 #4613

Train 9: NB Mixed Freight
Power:
CP ET44AC #7485 *CPKC Paint*
KCS ES44AC #4804

Taken on 1-4-25