Metra's Crazy Morning Rush at Chicago Union Station

60+ trains featured in just 45 minutes! Located on the North end of Chicago Union Station, is Canal Street. A popular trainspotting location in Downtown Chicago, this spot provides endless Metra and Amtrak action, as all Northbound trains departing Chicago Union Station, traverse this location. Needless to say, action here is quite plentiful, and can occasionally cause some chaos between the city traffic and train traffic! Featured here is a typical, busy morning rush hour for Metra trains on the Milwaukee District West, Milwaukee District North, and North Central Service lines. Amtrak's Hiawatha service running between Chicago and Milwaukee also makes an appearance. Footage mostly from February / March 2023, as well as mid 2024. Thanks for watching! | Video and Content by MichaelLovesTrains 2025 #trains #trainspotting Timeline: 0:00 - METX 506 0:59 - METX 89 1:55 - METX 8519 / METX 509 2:44 - METX 405 (Milwaukee Road Heritage Unit) 3:30 - METX 513 4:24 - IDTX 4623 "The Hiawatha" 5:13 - METX 8543 / METX 421 / METX 411 6:00 - METX 93 / METX 107 7:14 - METX 8535 / METX 97 8:13 - METX 92 9:09 - METX 95 10:24 - METX 123 11:30 - METX 99 12:27 - METX 73 13:38 - METX 8523 / METX 92 14:25 - METX 8468 / METX 104 (City of Chicago Special Livery) 15:22 - METX 91 16:22 - METX 426 17:13 - METX 8544 / METX 423 18:00 - METX 8540 18:25 - METX 411 / METX 421 19:14 - METX 80 20:07 - IDTX 4614 21:02 - METX 88 21:47 - METX 8503 / METX 123 22:44 - METX 110 23:43 - METX 403 24:39 - METX 97 25:24 - METX 423 26:10 - METX 99 26:35 - METX 421 27:24 - METX 84 27:47 - METX 8401 / METX 124 28:35 - METX 8523 / METX 103 29:24 - IDTX 4628 30:03 - METX 77 31:22 - METX 423 31:59 - METX 421 33:16 - METX 413 / METX 94 34:34 - METX 422 35:23 - METX 405 (Milwaukee Road Heritage Unit) 36:27 - METX 107 37:18 - METX 175 38:17 - METX 107 39:24 - METX 144 / METX 163 40:18 - METX 85 41:07 - METX 423 41:42 - METX 93 42:27 - AMTK 90221 43:28 - METX 411 44:20 - METX 514