Railfanning Metra and Amtrak on Chicago's Near South Side

Descriptions of each train are in the captions in the video. Got some pretty good action today in and around Amtrak and Metra's Canal St Yard and shop complex, mostly from above on the 18th St bridge. Seen are various switching moves in the yard, Metra Heritage Corridor, Rock Island District, BNSF and Southwest Service trains, plus Amtrak's California Zephyr, with some views from the CTA Orange Line, and up-close, in Chinatown next to the diamonds at Canal St, just south of the lift bridge leading to the yard, all in great views of the Loop skyline.

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• Metra
• Amtrak
• Southwest Service
• SWS
• Rock Island District
• RI
• BNSF
• Heritage Corridor
• HC
• California Zephyr
• F40PH
• P42DC
• Genesis
• Superliner
• long-distance
• rail
• railroad
• passenger
• switching
• yard
• Canal St
• Chicago
• Near South Side
• Chinatown
• railfan
• railfanning
• commuter

[howardkevinm]

chicago is railfan paradise i love it

[tormax38]

Was the Metra and the Amtrak on the same rail?

[shimmyshimT]

nice work



[trainz34]

FYI The numbers of The California Zephyr are 5 west and 6 east. The numbers 3 and 4 belong to the Southwest chief.

P.S. I'm not trying to be a jerk or a know-it-all, I'm just making a point

[railfanstreator94]

I wonder if the California Zephyr engineer is the same one that waved at me for my video except he is on the Inbound train

[sethamtrak]

is'int 134 sopessed to be on the UP?