Chicagoland Junction Series: Cold And Rainy Afternoon At Joliet UD, 10-6-09.

A hunch on a Southern Belle unit leading a train East on the BNSF brought me out to Joliet on this miserable day. Nothing KCS came through though, but I caught a few goodies.

11:25AM-
Metra Rock Island District Train 512 departs the depot for Chicago passing a BNSF MOW crew working on the diamonds. Cab Car 8518 led out with F40PHM-2 #207 pushing.

11:36AM-
Northbound Amtrak Lincoln Service 302 slows to a stop at Joliet. This set of equipment was spotted several times working Michigan Service trains recently.
P42DC #31
P42DC #127

11:48AM-
The coal train to the Plaines ComEd plant works it's way up the connector from the CN/EJ&E to the CN Joliet Subdivision.
UP AC4400CW #7179
UP AC4400CW #7102
UP AC4400CW #6541 (DPU)

11:52AM-
The H-GALSEL manifest meets the Plaines-bound coal train with CSX power to boot.
BNSF ES44DC #7581
CSXT C40-8W #7838
CSXT C40-8W #7311

12:01PM-
Metra 509 hit Joliet 10 minutes late due to freight train interference.
MP36PH-3 #407

12:04PM-
UP light power heads North then stops in front of UD tower. They then switch direction and head back South.
UP GP40-2 #1501
UP GP40-2 #1531

12:12PM-
A hot Z-train clamors across The Rock with the expected GE four pack.
BNSF ES44DC #7243
BNSF C44-9W #5098
BNSF C44-9W #4858
BNSF C44-9W #4456

12:24PM-
Right on time, Metra 514 departs for Chicago now with Cab Car #8555 leading.

12:26PM-
UP trackage rights train F-ICIBP heads East through the mist. DPUs are still being used on this train.
UP ES44AC #7638
UP SD70M #5047
UP ES44AC #7423 (DPU)
UP SD70ACe #8568 (DPU)

12:27PM-
A Westbound Z-train meets the UP trackage rights train.
BNSF C44-9W #4482
BNSF C44-9W #5199
BNSF C44-9W #5384
BNSF C44-9W #4118
BNSF C44-9W #5440

12:42PM-
A plethora of power leads what I believe is the Z-ABQWSP East.
BNSF C44-9W #4339
BNSF C44-9W #5364
BNSF SD75M #8204
BNSF C44-9W #4836
BNSF C44-9W #977
BNSF C44-9W #4033
BNSF ES44DC #7223

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• BNSF
• CN
• AMTK
• Amtrak
• Joliet
• Union
• Station
• Depot
• Junction
• Railroad
• Diamonds
• Chicago
• Illinois
• Railfan
• Foamer
• Train

[BrunsAce]

Is the MOW crew finally repairing those loose/missing bolts you reported so many times long ago? ;-)

Great video!

[BoxcarFrank]

They've been tightened way back. They're always jacking around over here.

[clinton984]

Great shots. Looks like a nice railfan spot. 5*

[gameover340]

awesome lash up at the end

[BNSF7776]

★★★★★

[CPManJoe]

Ahh..........the sweet sounds of the diamonds. Awesome video!

[bechho]

Another great video

[moonoink]

does #8518's horn sound like some of those cab cars on the MILW Routes?

[moon47mars]

Very well done!!!!!

[MarioMitch2591]

wow for a sec there.....I thought those workers were gonna be hit.....thank god they were working a little bit past where the metra was passing

[vladimir2366fa]

Thanks you, Videos veyr nice, ５★★★★★