Best Train Catches of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, here is a look back at my best train catches of the year featuring heritage units, special power, colorful lashups and more. 2025 was definitely a great year of railfanning throughout the Southern Illinois area. Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:17 NS 8098 Conrail Heritage Unit 0:48 UP 1982 Missouri Pacific Heritage Unit 0:57 New Jersey Transit Passenger Cars on NS Train 1:14 CSX 1853 New York Central Heritage Unit 1:32 CN 3231 100th Anniversary Unit 1:51 NS 8114 "Original" Heritage Unit 2:19 NS 4851 "TAG" Heritage Unit 3:08 NS 8025 Monongahela Heritage Unit 3:22 CSX 1973 Chessie System Heritage Unit 4:04 Solo BNSF Dash 9 in H2 Paint Scheme 5:22 Two LTEX Engines in Tow on CSX Train 5:45 CSX SD40-3 Leads FRA Inspection Train 6:09 CSX YN2 Duo 6:29 Solo NS GP60 w⧸ P5 Horn 6:53 NS 1068 Erie Heritage Unit 7:20 Loram Rail Grinder 8:35 UP 1616 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Locomotive 8:57 NS 8104 Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit 9:24 NS 1071 Central Railroad of New Jersey Heritage Unit 10:15 NS 4822 Moving the Weight of the World Heritage Unit 10:57 Colorful 4 Engine Lashup Leading CSX Train 11:33 Santa Fe Warbonnet 636 11:53 NS 1074 Lackawanna Heritage Unit 13:08 UP MOW Train 14:08 NS 4001 "Blue Mane" Sonic Bonnet 15:07 NS 8102 Pennsylvania Heritage Unit 15:47 UP 1943 Spirit of The Union Pacific Locomotive 16:04 5-Pack of UP Locomotives Lead CSX Train 16:23 CSX 1902 Clinchfield Heritage Unit 17:00 CN 2771 Ex-CitiRail Leader 17:33 New CPKC SD60-3 Trailing 3rd 18:16 NS 1072 Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit 18:45 NS 8103 Norfolk & Western Heritage Unit 20:04 SPS GREX 6001 Locomotive & Work Train