Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Western Suburbs time.
It's a cold January afternoon as we find ourselves in the western suburbs of Chicagoland to do some railfanning in West Chicago and Naperville, Illinois. This was mainly because a friend of mine from out of town was visiting on his way home from a family affair in Michigan, so we decided to hit up WC and Naperville, and we managed to snag some neat stuff, granted most of the neat stuff was trailing. But we had a great day nonetheless. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
West Chicago, IL.
Train 1: SB Grain Train
Power:
CN ES44AC #2324
CN ET44AC #3227 *CN 100*
CN ES44AC #2974
Train 2: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8457
METX F40PH-3 #111 *Beverly Hills*
METX F40PH-3 #133 *City Of Crystal Lake*
Train 3: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PH-2 #150 *Leonard S. Eisenberg*
METX CabCar #8419
Train 4: WB Intermodal
Power:
UP C44ACM #5967
UP AC4460CW #6919 *ex-UP 7532*
UP C45AC #7442
UP C44ACM #5730
DPU:
UP C45AH #8195
Train 5: WB Coal Train
Power:
UP C45AC #7375
UP C45AH #7931
Train 6: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PH-3 #128 *City Of Evanston*
METX CabCar #8473
Train 7: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8419
METX F40PH-2 #150 *Leonard S. Eisenberg*
Train 8: NB Intermodal
Power:
CN ES44AC #2909
Mid-Train DPU:
CN AC44C6M #3364 *ex-BNSF 4500*
Naperville, IL.
Trains 9 and 10: Outbound Metra races WB Mixed Freight
Train 9's Power:
METX F40PHM-3 #194
METX CabCar #8607
Train 10's Power:
BNSF ES44AC #6307
BNSF ET44C4 #3951
BNSF C44-9W #5361
BNSF GP50 #3121 *ex-BN 3121*
Train 11: WB Intermodal
Power:
BNSF ES44C4 #7173
BNSF ES44C4 #6533
BNSF ES44DC #7510
DPUs:
BNSF C44-9W #5443
BNSF C44-9W #736 *Fakebonnet*
Train 12: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8583
METX F40PHM-3 #192
Train 13: EB Metra Express
Power:
METX CabCar #8600
METX F40PHM-3 #210 *Village Of Westmont*
Train 14: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7748
DPU:
KCSM SD70ACe #4080
Train 15: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8607
METX F40PHM-3 #194
Train 16: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PHM-3 #191
METX CabCar #8585
Taken on 1-14-26
Western Suburbs time.
It's a cold January afternoon as we find ourselves in the western suburbs of Chicagoland to do some railfanning in West Chicago and Naperville, Illinois. This was mainly because a friend of mine from out of town was visiting on his way home from a family affair in Michigan, so we decided to hit up WC and Naperville, and we managed to snag some neat stuff, granted most of the neat stuff was trailing. But we had a great day nonetheless. Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
West Chicago, IL.
Train 1: SB Grain Train
Power:
CN ES44AC #2324
CN ET44AC #3227 *CN 100*
CN ES44AC #2974
Train 2: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8457
METX F40PH-3 #111 *Beverly Hills*
METX F40PH-3 #133 *City Of Crystal Lake*
Train 3: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PH-2 #150 *Leonard S. Eisenberg*
METX CabCar #8419
Train 4: WB Intermodal
Power:
UP C44ACM #5967
UP AC4460CW #6919 *ex-UP 7532*
UP C45AC #7442
UP C44ACM #5730
DPU:
UP C45AH #8195
Train 5: WB Coal Train
Power:
UP C45AC #7375
UP C45AH #7931
Train 6: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PH-3 #128 *City Of Evanston*
METX CabCar #8473
Train 7: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8419
METX F40PH-2 #150 *Leonard S. Eisenberg*
Train 8: NB Intermodal
Power:
CN ES44AC #2909
Mid-Train DPU:
CN AC44C6M #3364 *ex-BNSF 4500*
Naperville, IL.
Trains 9 and 10: Outbound Metra races WB Mixed Freight
Train 9's Power:
METX F40PHM-3 #194
METX CabCar #8607
Train 10's Power:
BNSF ES44AC #6307
BNSF ET44C4 #3951
BNSF C44-9W #5361
BNSF GP50 #3121 *ex-BN 3121*
Train 11: WB Intermodal
Power:
BNSF ES44C4 #7173
BNSF ES44C4 #6533
BNSF ES44DC #7510
DPUs:
BNSF C44-9W #5443
BNSF C44-9W #736 *Fakebonnet*
Train 12: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8583
METX F40PHM-3 #192
Train 13: EB Metra Express
Power:
METX CabCar #8600
METX F40PHM-3 #210 *Village Of Westmont*
Train 14: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7748
DPU:
KCSM SD70ACe #4080
Train 15: Inbound Metra
Power:
METX CabCar #8607
METX F40PHM-3 #194
Train 16: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX F40PHM-3 #191
METX CabCar #8585
Taken on 1-14-26
