Chicago’s Hidden Gem’s; Iowa Interstate and Central Illinois
C. Vision's tour of railroads in and around the Chicagoland area continues. Our tour includes roads Iowa Interstate, Central Illinois Railroad. On the Iowa Interstate, see the latest Iowa Interstate GE Locomotives, including their "Rock Island" Heritage engine. And for the older power lovers, watch and listen to their unique sounding SD38-2’s and GP38-2’s. Then we chase trains on a snazzy urban switching carrier. The Central Illinois shows off their classic SW9 engines. One of which is painted in the CB&Q black and grey scheme. They operated on former Burlington trackage on the far southwest side of Chicago.

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Chicago Area Hotspot: Jay Tower in Chicago Heights in 2006 and 2007 (UP, CSX, EJ&E)

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Dolton Junction, Chicago Area Hotspot in 2008

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Chicago Central & Pacific, Crandic, DM&E, GB&W: Midwest Railroading in the 1980s and 1990s
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Rails Through the Freezer [Where Trains Battle Winter]

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BNSF Transcon from La Rose, Illinois, to Argyle, Iowa, September 27 to October 2, 2025

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And that's that.... The Donny 60's have all gone.....

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South Shore Lines RFW Chicago Millennium Station to South Bend Airport. 5/20/26

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North to Chicago: The 21st Century Illinois Central

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What's Happening at the BNSF Topeka Shops?

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BNSF's Metra Racetrack: A Railroad Superhighway

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Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, Philly to DC + Operations Ctr & K Tower

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Battle Creek to Chicago on CN Railway

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Chicago Area Hotspot: Stateline Interlocking in 2006 and 2007 (NS, CSX, IHB)

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Union Pacific's Spine Line (2005 & 2013)

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Wisconsin Central, Vol. 1 - Featuring WC SD45, SDL39, GP35, GP40, and SW1500 Locomotives

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UNION PACIFIC RAILYARD AND DIESEL SHOP VIEWS! LOTS OF TRAFFIC, HIGH WATER ON CN, XOVER MOVE.

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Chicago Rail Action In The 90's

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Norfolk Southern F Units: Last Run Through Toledo

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4K 🇫🇷 Paris-Nord → 🇧🇪 Bruxelles-Midi en HLE18, Ouigo International Cabride

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