This is NOT a Metra! Stand back! Fast Amtrak train in Downers Grove,IL

[flywithjacob]

0:29 for train... Your welcome!

[LKrocks13]

dude no awesome horn this time huh

[RamTerritory]

I was expecting some woman to run out and get hit

[teddymv]

No horn?

[parkman35]

The original CaliforniaZeyphyr that used to come through Downers Grove many years ago on the old Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy (now Burlington Northern Santa Fe line) went well over 100MPH

[dwkcamman611]

Sweet!

[npadul30]

Funny, at 0:28 I can hear him tap the horn very faintly.

[legotrainswii]

@npadul30 I can too.

[anderberger]

awesome

[CalebDPhillips]

They really barrel past. When I took the train out to Osceola, IA (the California Zephyr), back in October, it's amazing that you can get from Chicago Union Station to Naperville, IL in about 25 minutes.

[soshmed1]

The platform lights with wreaths look very nice.

[hsxtcqm]

Good video.

[flyewr1907]

I am from NJ and i seen the ACELLA speed past me at 125mph a few times lol

[retroguy1976]

@flyewr1907 i used to see the old clockers do that lol

[SouthwestChief]

Sure looks like the Southwest Chief to me.

Hard to tell, but I think I see an ATS shoe on the lead loco. The consist is perfect for the Chief.

So if I had to guess, I'd say Southwest Chief.

[mrtrainboy019]

Between 75-90 Miles Per Hour

[1225dude]

the speed limit on this line is 70 so if this is an engineer who likes to push things, I'd say 75

[Coastergeekperson04]

That must have been one hell of a surprise for some.

[guitars14]

Thats for sure. My dad and I knew it was the Amtrak and were telling people who were walking up past the yellow line to get back. Im surprised the engineer didnt give a couple toots at least.

[Coastergeekperson04]

I'm not sure about in person, but it looked quite slow from a distance, as if it were ready to stop.

[guitars14]

You're right, in person it did look like it was stopping until it was right on you.

[TheADude213]

Wow, that's fast!

[prfsnlwannabe]

For Amtrak service along the BNSF line, there's both the California Zephyr and Southwest Chief, plus 2 trains each day(inbound and outbound) to Quincy. So 4 inbound trains, and 4 outbound trains each day pass by DG(closest Amtrak stop is Naperville).

[prfsnlwannabe]

Ooops, I meant that they're 8 Amtrak trains(4 inbound, 4 outbound) on that line every day! Apologies for my error there.

[musthavejava]

That was a good one!

[amtraksouthwestchief]

looks like the southwest chief

[NS6641]

If I'd were to guess, I'd say that was the Southwest Chief.

[Eddie19136]

What Some Nice Fast Train

[sibiaanul]

Good speed,like that :D

[DJGENEX71]

That was sweet! Do you know what train that was? 5*

[guitars14]

It may have been the California Zephyr but Im not sure.

[DJGENEX71]

What city was this? Maybe CoastStarlight11 might know.

[guitars14]

Downers Grove, IL which is west of Chicago on the BNSF (old BN). The trains headed east to Chicago.

[Jaanfo]

Looks like the Chief... No HQ but I'm pretty sure I see an ATS shoe attached to the lead truck indicating it was on the BNSF Transcon.

[guitars14]

It couldve been the southwest chief too. Forgot that one

[DJGENEX71]

There's a lot of Amtrak that goes through there I think...right?

[guitars14]

I don't know. Im thinking something like 2 outbounds and 2 inbounds plus the metras.

[alphlife]

Excellant