1997_01_21 METX BN CN UP La Grange Chicago Winfield IL CNW GP7
Here is a look at the commuter and freight trains we saw from trackside while traveling from La Grange to Chicago to Winfield and back. Plus a couple of shots from the train as we left North Western station and saw the signal bridge with semaphore signals. Enjoy!
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1996_12_01 CNW UP Nevada IA Over-Under Meet, Y at KC Jct & Clear Creek XO
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Chicagoland Trains Early 1997
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1996_10_12 CNW 8577 UP Boone IA Kate Shelley Bridge Open Auto Rack
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BNSF Metra Super Express RFW from Aurora to Chicago. Nonstop Naperville to Chicago. 5/19/26
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Railfanning La Grange Illinois 3/30/2026 (FT. METX 211 BNSF Dash 9 Amtrak trains BNSF SD70ACE & more
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Metra Evening Rush Hour at Franklin Park, IL on 5/9/25
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North to Chicago: The 21st Century Illinois Central
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1997_01_22 BNSF BN UP Rochelle IL GP16 & Rock Island Box
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South Shore Lines RFW Chicago Millennium Station to South Bend Airport. 5/20/26
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Chicago Area Hot Spot: West Chicago Tower (Turner Junction) Union Pacific and Elgin Joliet & Eastern
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1997_02_02 CP BN Ottumwa IA Rutledge Hill & KCS SD60
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Extreme Trains on the BNSF "Racetrack" in Chicago
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Why Chicago doesn’t tear down these old bridges
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Big Boy 4014 & Reading 2102, The Race of a Lifetime (Coast to Coast Tour)
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Chicago Area Hotspot: Jay Tower in Chicago Heights in 2006 and 2007 (UP, CSX, EJ&E)
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6-Engine Freight Train Takes off After 3 Other Trains Pass!
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The Chicago Clearing Yard: A Day in the Life of America's Hump Yard
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Lagrange, Il trains 5/31/25
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Onboard NS 8102: The Pennsylvania Heritage Unit
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