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Nice catches my friend! God bless ya dude!
TrainTrackTrav 3 months ago
dude, you always get the special units in your viedos
MrUnionpacific 7 months ago
nice, but what was said in the commentery around 9:20? It was drowned out by background noise.
coinman1972 1 year ago
My house it right past where this was filmed. You can see these tracks from my window. Come take all the pictures you want on my property for $10. Oh yeah did I mention FREE beer?
TwinCityKillaz 1 year ago
Nice GenSets at 6:57!!
Jamersonde 2 years ago
Very nice. I was out there yesterday for a short time.
basicbill1 3 years ago
Nice lashup at 6:57!
GCFX3072 3 years ago
damn i used too ride the cnw too west chicago but i dont remeber all those tracks
stuntedcards 4 years ago
awsome video mike. i can't beleive you got to see the chicago and northwestern heritage unit.once again great video.
theUP844 4 years ago
Thank You. The CNW Heritage was common running during the summer months on this line.
qnuts 4 years ago
my friend told me he did 4 days in west chicago jail cause they thought he was gonna blow crap up cause his car broke down and he left it there took the metra back too villa park then came back too get his which they towed and they arrested him for tresspassing and terrorist stuff
stuntedcards 4 years ago
I saw the CNW heritage engine on my trip there last month too, I couldn't believe it! :o
Spongebobhankey 2 years ago
Nice series of shots of the J grabbing paperwork! That is great cause the hoop is now attached to the tower, so that view with the nice light is no more. :(
lzeje657 4 years ago
did you get permission from the tower to stand in that area? I heard the J doesn't like people hanging around it...
TBirdSCIL 4 years ago
Yes, but as i mentioned in the video The J, UP, and West Chicago Police do arrest and question tresspassers so remain away from the tower, this does not exculde the city street righ next to it though.
qnuts 4 years ago
The engineer will usually through it into throttle 8 kicking out alot of black smoke! Framed well with the Signal Bridge!
qnuts 4 years ago
I just relized you can't really hear the last voice over in the end. I basically said that some UP coal trains will pull over the junction, let off the conductor, pull forward to the push locomotive were the conductor will get on and drive the train (back up move) back over the junction...
qnuts 4 years ago
...into the yard onto the wye which then enters the J. It will stop on the J and the UP crew will be removed. A J crew then will head the coal train up to either a Indiana Power Plant or to one of the steel mills. This move is more common on Sundays when rail traffic permits it. To best capture this listen to a Scanner on you will hear the UP dispatcher taking to JB tower about a coal train back up move. The best area to view is from the library parking lot on the north side of the tracks.
qnuts 4 years ago
dude that video owns....the United Way Unit, CNW Heritage, just to name a couple....awesome job!
Treyvs 4 years ago 3
Thank You!
I should have another video coming out in a couple of weeks.
join the official Yahoo group to learn more and to discus Railroading in general.
qnuts 4 years ago
Nice video and finds dog! I never knew this place was called Turner Junction.
I have only seen 1 CN train and heard of another CN train that use that line. It is almost all UP.
Man, you saw alot of nice stuff.
Andrewsaxamophone 4 years ago 3
The Town Used to be called Tuner after the G&CU president becuase much of what is West Chicago was owned by him.
qnuts 4 years ago
Forgot to mention that this area is very safe and friendly to visit. Also there used to be a BN connection here for UP and BNSF to exchange cars but it was abbonded in the 90's and the track was just removed this past spring (2007). The line further west is used for a factory spur to General Mills.
qnuts 4 years ago
Finally, Just South of the Junction on the J is a fenced off area that usually has covered hopper cars. This property is part of a toxic clean up opperation that is serviced by UP and EJ&E.
(Illegal dumping of toxic waste occured here back in the 90's)
qnuts 4 years ago
Next Episode is coming Sept 14.
It will be a Double Episode on Rochelle RR Park.
This is were BNSF's Main to Chicago Crosses UP's Main to Chicago
qnuts 4 years ago
Please,
Join the official trackside with mike group.
goto yahoo groups and search "Trackside with Mike"
or hit more info by About this video and click on the link.
Joining this group will allow you to exchange info with other railfans about previous episodes and upcoming ones too.
qnuts 4 years ago