Departing Chicago on Amtrak's "Southwest Chief" - January 22, 2011

1-22-2011
In this video, is a ride from Chicago Union Station to CP-Zearing on the Mendota Sub...

This features locations from:
Chicago Union Station to CP-Kostner, including: Amtrak's Maintanence Facility Western Ave Yard
BNSF's Cicero Yard
BNSF's Eola Yard
The namesake for the Mendota Sub.
Illinois Railnet's interchange yard at CP-Zearing




GR Rail Productions (c)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Amtrak
• Southwest Chief
• Chicago
• Cicero
• Eola
• Mendota
• CP-Zearing
• Illinois
• trains
• onboard Amtrak
• yard
• Chicago Union Station
• CUS

[werksdesign]

Really good. Did you take the Southwest Chief all the way to California? Enjoyed seeing the snow.... we don't get that down here in Central Texas.

[JayDispatcher]

@werksdesign No just to Kansas City to visit some friends.

[dodginthis]

Are you going to do a continuation on this line?

[JayDispatcher]

@dodginthis eventually I will be doing a continuation of the line to the Mississippi River Bridge in Ft. Madison, Iowa..

[tyrese3745]

1:57 - I've just saw an old NJ Transit Comet IB Cab car.

[tyrese3745]

I'm planning to head to Las Vegas (Nevada, of course) via L.A. this late spring/early summer.

[TheBlowmejoe]

hey great show but it was better in person i was on the southwest chief on the 22 of january went the full ride to fullerton ca it was epic was in very last car

[Mntman19]

The cutest part is when the little kid sees the smoke stack and asks if that makes clouds.