Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Various Metra train action in the Chicago area, during a few warm Summer afternoons. Also included are brief appearances by Amtrak's Southwest Chief, and freight trains from BNSF and the Canadian Pacific.

Featured lines include the Rock Island District, the BNSF Chicago Subdivision, and the CP Elgin Subdivision. All locations and train info listed in the chapters.

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Timeline:
0:00 - METX 184 (16th Street Tower)
0:51 - METX 202
1:33 - METX 211 CB&Q HERITAGE (Western Avenue BNSF)
2:13 - AMTK 201 WEST
2:37 - METX 195 (LaVergne)
3:03 - METX 8409 / METX 211
3:30 - BNSF 7552 WEST
6:48 - METX 81 (River Grove)
7:35 - METX 414
8:14 - METX 8553 / METX 421
8:50 - METX 103
9:29 - METX 84
10:16 - METX 99 (Elmwood Park)
11:03 - METX 421 (Galewood)
11:45 - METX 97
12:33 - METX 89
13:55 - METX 401 (Franklin Park)
15:57 - CP 8649
17:07 - METX 81
19:25 - METX 417 (LaSalle Street Station)