Uploaded December 2009 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
I woke my ass up early as hell to get my shot of R CHI452, which is currently running with two BN geeps. I wait and wait and wait, and of course no train. I was waiting for about 2 hours, my balls were inside of my by this time. By about 10:30 Nictrain35 gave me a heads up on the oil local. I flew my ass to Lemont where I was greeted by the oil local. It switched out Seneca and Amtrak passed by.
Train 1: V CHCALT heads west through Fairview Ave in Downers Grove against the sun.
Train 2: While the vehicle train is passing through the Z STPCHC flies down M2. Of course no horn... and of course the warbonnet wasn't leading... UGH!
Picture - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227409094
Train 3: Inbound Metra
Train 4: This is interesting. Three senile men, at the same time, were dancing simultaneously on the platform while the Metra was approaching. One of them was intrigued by my equipment, and walked cautiously up to me. He stared into the camera, nervous of the red eye, but then became less shy as it walked past me.
Train 5: Amtrak 380 eastbound.
Train 6: Here we go. Here is why the title is called, "You Can Not Take Pictures Of This Train!"
SCENE 1--)) I had no time to prepare so I just got the tripod out and pushed record. This is the result.
Picture - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227409498
SCENE 2--)) The crew stopped at Seneca on the main to decouple cars for the refinery and I walked up to the train and started taking pictures. The engineer steps out of the engine and says, "You can't take pictures of this train due to home land security issues." I respond, "I can't take any more pictures of this train?" He thought I said I can't take any more pictures. "That's right, you can't take any more pictures." After that I grabbed two more shots, then he pulled up and grabbed a few more of him going through the crossing and at the next crossing, then he backed up and I got two more shots. In total 7 shots of this train. Lock me up!
Picture - I only uploaded one to flickr, because this was the best out of all of them. - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4226640345/in/photostream
Train 7: Amtrak 303 flies through Lemont.
Picture - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227410156
(C) Andrewsaxamophone & Chicago Round House Productions.
I woke my ass up early as hell to get my shot of R CHI452, which is currently running with two BN geeps. I wait and wait and wait, and of course no train. I was waiting for about 2 hours, my balls were inside of my by this time. By about 10:30 Nictrain35 gave me a heads up on the oil local. I flew my ass to Lemont where I was greeted by the oil local. It switched out Seneca and Amtrak passed by.
Train 1: V CHCALT heads west through Fairview Ave in Downers Grove against the sun.
Train 2: While the vehicle train is passing through the Z STPCHC flies down M2. Of course no horn... and of course the warbonnet wasn't leading... UGH!
Picture - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227409094
Train 3: Inbound Metra
Train 4: This is interesting. Three senile men, at the same time, were dancing simultaneously on the platform while the Metra was approaching. One of them was intrigued by my equipment, and walked cautiously up to me. He stared into the camera, nervous of the red eye, but then became less shy as it walked past me.
Train 5: Amtrak 380 eastbound.
Train 6: Here we go. Here is why the title is called, "You Can Not Take Pictures Of This Train!"
SCENE 1--)) I had no time to prepare so I just got the tripod out and pushed record. This is the result.
Picture - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227409498
SCENE 2--)) The crew stopped at Seneca on the main to decouple cars for the refinery and I walked up to the train and started taking pictures. The engineer steps out of the engine and says, "You can't take pictures of this train due to home land security issues." I respond, "I can't take any more pictures of this train?" He thought I said I can't take any more pictures. "That's right, you can't take any more pictures." After that I grabbed two more shots, then he pulled up and grabbed a few more of him going through the crossing and at the next crossing, then he backed up and I got two more shots. In total 7 shots of this train. Lock me up!
Picture - I only uploaded one to flickr, because this was the best out of all of them. - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4226640345/in/photostream
Train 7: Amtrak 303 flies through Lemont.
Picture - flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227410156
(C) Andrewsaxamophone & Chicago Round House Productions.
