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05/29/2026

A Metra train departs Chicago Union Station with one of the railroad’s former Amtrak “Pacific Surfliner” EMD F59PHI locomotives providing the power!

05/28/2026

A pair of former Santa Fe C44-9Ws are seen leading westbound BNSF train L-CHI102 into the village of Coal City, Illinois on the gorgeous afternoon of May 26, 2026. This train operates on weekdays from Hodgkins to Galesburg, typically completing additional work along the route at Joliet, Lorenzo and Elwood. This pair of warbonnets look right at home as they travel across the former main line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway! In the present day, this route is the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision - a part of the company's "Southern Transcon" line connecting Chicago and Los Angeles, California.

05/27/2026

Metra F40PH-2 No. 167 shoves Union Pacific North (UP-N) train No. 806 out of Ravenswood Station on a cloudy spring morning in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The train is destined for Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC) in downtown Chicago.

05/25/2026

Enveloped in coal dust! ☁️ A loaded Norfolk Southern coal train is seen traveling across the company’s Pittsburgh Line at Thompsontown, Pennsylvania on a cool spring morning in 2018. Locomotives SD70ACe No. 1135 and C44-9W No. 9885 provide the power for this train destined for a coal-burning power plant on the east coast.

05/23/2026

Join Trainiac Productions for an action-packed hour-long program from alongside the famous BNSF Racetrack! As springtime arrives in the Chicago metropolitan ...

05/22/2026

Enjoy this view from a Metra cab car as our inbound Union Pacific North (UP-N) train meets an outbound counterpart at Lake Bluff Station in Lake Bluff, Illinois! The station was constructed by the Chicago and North Western Railway in 1904. This is a clip from my newest long-form video which showcases a full ride from Kenosha, Wisconsin to Hubbard Woods, Illinois!



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05/22/2026

NEW UPLOAD: "Metra UP-N Cab Ride: Kenosha to Hubbard Woods"
Watch here: https://youtu.be/s-2RUOtmopo
Enjoy the view from Metra cab car No. 8428 as we depart from Kenosha, Wisconsin aboard inbound Union Pacific North Line (UP-N) train No. 824 destined for Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago, Illinois. We’ll cover approximately half of the UP-N line, highlighting all stations from Kenosha, Wisconsin to Hubbard Woods, Illinois. Power for this train is METX F40PH-3 No. 140 shoving from the rear.

05/20/2026

A BNSF engine and Canadian National engine team up to bring a westbound mixed freight down the BNSF Chicago Subdivision (a.k.a. “The Racetrack”) at Fairview Avenue Station in Downers Grove, Illinois.



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05/18/2026

METX F40PH-3 No. 138 passes through Irving Park Station in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on a hazy summer morning. The locomotive is pushing an inbound Union Pacific Northwest (UP-NW) train toward its destination at Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC) in downtown Chicago.



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05/17/2026

Kenosha Area Transit No. 4616 travels alongside the Kenosha Canal on the warm afternoon of May 16, 2026. This classic PCC car was built by Canadian Car & Foundry in 1950 as Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) No. 4515 and currently wears a "Cincinnati Street Railway" livery. In the background you'll notice Kenosha North Pier Light; the classic "Lake Michigan red tower" was constructed in 1906 and is one of several interesting landmarks around Kenosha Harbor!

05/17/2026

ICYMI: This new video features full commentary, four different unique locations, and of course: AMPLE trains! There's even a bonus cameo from a 1950s helicopter and lots of birds enjoying the spring weather! I sincerely hope that you'll consider watching this new video!

Join Trainiac Productions for an action-packed hour-long program from alongside the famous BNSF Racetrack! As springtime arrives in the Chicago metropolitan ...