2 train Meet! UP #7295 and BNSF #567, Joliet IL

[Bartman1764]

an dual wheeled engine kool 4 instead of 6

[GhostFearMe]

awesome gota love that sound of the engine & cars crossing over the tracks

[HamiltonOhrailz]

It acually has 6 letters in cursive,it says Diana.

[Trains232]

lol, seemed like you didn't see the BNSF coming! Awesome video

[GeorgeJansen]

its knuckleheads like that why railroad companies do not want us on their rails

[yevgeni2905]

83 cars! cool!

[RogerSales]

Love those AutoMAX cars! They look like rolling dormitories! Portable barracks.

[GeorgeJansen]

someones been listening to rollye james

[RogerSales]

can anyone decipher that graffiti on that auto rack at 1:42? Previous post is right, its almost all green! Any idea how many cars long? Were they loaded? They were pretty quiet so, my guess is that they were. Coming from Janesville? Belvedere? Normal? Ford City?

[Miami797]

It says DiaR.

[NsRailfan083]

car at 1:42 might as well be painted green!

[andrew7493]

those new triple level autoracks are cool... Sweeet video!!

[norfolkdash9]

doesnt it hurt the wheels when they go over those crossovers?

[BoxcarFrank]

It adds more wear to the diamonds than to the wheels.

[norfolkdash9]

oh ok

[NsRailfan083]

Uh oh..lol

[NsRailfan083]

I love your videos. You catch some pretty nice trains. good work! And by the way, I love the sound they make going over the diamond. it's music to my ears

[blinkingblythe]

the car at 1:46 has this giant graffiti on it! Yikes

[blinkingblythe]

awesome! wish I had some of those diamonds near where I live.

[Godzillasam]

You gotta love the double diamonds at Joilet! They make the best train noises(in my opinion)!

[mktarrant]

awesooooooooome

[BoxcarFrank]

LOL thanks

[railfanalways]

what track are they crossing over?

[BoxcarFrank]

the old Rock Island

[hhhgame316]

just to let you know, there is no CP line in joliet, i think you mean CN

[MotoRooter]

I sometimes travel this same route on my way to Chicago via Amtrak. I love the way you have captured freight operation in this area. Great job and kudos BoxcarFrank!

[BoxcarFrank]

Thanks!

[BNSFDisneyZildjian]

I love the sound the trains make when it crosses the crossover track

[BoxcarFrank]

It is great isnt it?

[BNSFDisneyZildjian]

Dam Straight!!!!

Shake n Bake

[BoxcarFrank]

LOL

[OG4LYFEYungD]

old rock island? I guess that is where you film theese vids. correct? Rock island seems to be a defunct railroad.

[BoxcarFrank]

Ya the "real" Rock Island is gone. It's been gone for a while. Metra(a commuter line), Iowa Interstate, and CSX own the Rock Island line that runs by me. This particualar Metra Subdivision is called the Rock Island. So all the railfans call it the Rock Island still.

[BoxcarFrank]

And technically the modern day Rock Island would be the Iowa Interstate Railroad. They still represent the Rock Island herald. Plus they took over much of their trackage.

[trojancheerismylife]

did u record it

i think the next train was my dad lucky he never been in a crash my dad work wuth bnsf for 17 years

[BoxcarFrank]

Yeah I recorded it.

[OG4LYFEYungD]

Cool.

Yea im planning on getting some Atlas Dash 9's, which seem like good locos for their price. I need some advice, though, before I buy them, To see if im getting something good to pull that Intermodal train. Please message me because I have Planned and found the perfect place to make da Layout. So now I can concentrate On the trains.

[BoxcarFrank]

You dont need all Dash-9s! LOL get some B40-8s and B23-7s! Older power still in old ATSF warbonnet paint. Also try some EMD power. You'll have a nice variety.

[OG4LYFEYungD]

No prob. you have a lot of very good vids. It seems you take most of your videos from just that spot, Im glad you [obviously] live by that so keep puttin on vds! I only have one line near my house and trains run on it all the time, the only problem is that its hard to video tape that area because its on a bridge over a dipped very busy highway. :( But i like ur vids -- if you can see a CP rail train coming up in that area where you vid. tape can you post it on here please.

[BoxcarFrank]

Ya there is a CP line right there. Sees little action unfortunatly. It's usually a local job that switches the industries. A road diesel like a pair of GP38-2s is usually the locomotives used. (like the one you have in HO) :)

[OG4LYFEYungD]

I like this one.

[BoxcarFrank]

Thanks. I dont see much UP on that line so it really is a treat. LOL

[BRIANamtrak]

nice catch!