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Holland to Chicago - 9/10/05
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:14 am
by BB
Took family for a day to Chicago aboard Amtrak 371 on 9/10/05.
About 8am a CP train coming from Chicago had 20 minutes to get in the Holland siding before Amtrak arrived.
VIDEO: http://webpages.charter.net/d712/CP.wmv
Amtrak 371 arrives to Holland on time.
VIDEO: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6686
Our train waited before the St. Joe swing bridge for a CP train (sorry no video). We also waited for Q326 which was only minutes behind the CP train.
VIDEO: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6685
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:34 am
by BB
St. Joseph swing bridge
Passing a CP train south of St. Joseph.
Long wait at this crossing.
New Buffalo
New Buffalo yard
Burns Harbor IN
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:48 am
by BB
Here we overtake Q327. This train passed the last Cannonball out of Muskegon at Waverly Yard the night before. Power was HLCX 6301, CSX 8455 and CSX 2613 with 95 cars in tow.
Video http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6684
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:13 am
by BB
CSX with new coal gons
Stopped along this UP coal train waiting for a NS train to cross the lift bridge ahead.
The NS train passes.
VIDEO: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6683
Get the okay to cross the lift bridge.
Could this be the same mty coal train that passed through Rochelle later in the day.
Chicago Shortline train waits along the coal train.
Waiting trains
Through the lift bridge
Lift bridge and Skyway bridge.
Red signals
NS units
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:19 am
by BB
Colorful
Mini Hump
NS 9961
NS units
Chicago Rail
Lifting containers
Under the overpass.
BNSF container above UP units
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:24 am
by BB
Diamonds
Switches
21st Street Crossing
Amtrak yard
Entering Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station
Metra along the Chicago River
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:31 am
by BB
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:37 am
by BB
BNSF out the window
Waiting over the Dan Ryan Expressway a CTA train leaves the city. Video shows one going back to the city.
VIDEO: http://railroadfan.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-6682
More NS locos
Philip R. Clark in channel
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:45 am
by BB
Back on the CSX we pass a CP train.
Sunset
Looking old age
St. Joseph depot
Off the train at Holland.
ENJOY
Hope it's not too much.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:04 am
by Scooterb
Great job BB really enjoyed it
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:44 am
by ~Z~
great report here BB...not long at all. Enjoyed all the videos. The conductor doesn't mind you standing at the rear of the train during the entire commute?
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:06 am
by GP30M4216
Hey BB great shots! I particularly liked the New Buffalo coal tower and PRR signals and life bridges in E. Chicago over the Calumet. I wish the Michigan Line Amtraks were not push pull so I could do the same thing! I got lucky when I went out west on the SW Chief to California, there were no reefers on the rear of our train so I got my fill of photographing the old semaphores west of Raton on the old ATSF mainline.
Report
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:06 pm
by cmgnnut
Great Pics wish I was there GOOD WORK !
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:22 pm
by BB
Thanks guys a lot for the comments.
railroadfan wrote:The conductor doesn't mind you standing at the rear of the train during the entire commute?
The way to Chicago the only thing he said was don't open the sliding door but I wasn't standing the entire commute.