"You Can Not Take Pictures Of This Train!"

I woke my ass up early as hell to get my shot of R CHI452, which is currently running with two BN geeps. I wait and wait and wait, and of course no train. I was waiting for about 2 hours, my balls were inside of my by this time. By about 10:30 Nictrain35 gave me a heads up on the oil local. I flew my ass to Lemont where I was greeted by the oil local. It switched out Seneca and Amtrak passed by.

Train 1: V CHCALT heads west through Fairview Ave in Downers Grove against the sun.

Train 2: While the vehicle train is passing through the Z STPCHC flies down M2. Of course no horn... and of course the warbonnet wasn't leading... UGH!
Picture - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227409094/

Train 3: Inbound Metra

Train 4: This is interesting. Three senile men, at the same time, were dancing simultaneously on the platform while the Metra was approaching. One of them was intrigued by my equipment, and walked cautiously up to me. He stared into the camera, nervous of the red eye, but then became less shy as it walked past me.

Train 5: Amtrak 380 eastbound.

Train 6: Here we go. Here is why the title is called, "You Can Not Take Pictures Of This Train!"
SCENE 1--)) I had no time to prepare so I just got the tripod out and pushed record. This is the result.
Picture - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227409498/
SCENE 2--)) The crew stopped at Seneca on the main to decouple cars for the refinery and I walked up to the train and started taking pictures. The engineer steps out of the engine and says, "You can't take pictures of this train due to home land security issues." I respond, "I can't take any more pictures of this train?" He thought I said I can't take any more pictures. "That's right, you can't take any more pictures." After that I grabbed two more shots, then he pulled up and grabbed a few more of him going through the crossing and at the next crossing, then he backed up and I got two more shots. In total 7 shots of this train. Lock me up!
Picture - I only uploaded one to flickr, because this was the best out of all of them. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4226640345/in/photostream/

Train 7: Amtrak 303 flies through Lemont.
Picture - http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagorailfan/4227410156

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[bnsf4]

What line was the CN and the last Amtrak on?

[Andrewsaxamophone]

@bnsf4 The CN Joliet Sub.. The only CN line that runs in Lemont.

[Andrewsaxamophone]

@Andrewsaxamophone What you see in this video is it. There is how ever a new train, doesn't run every day, a UP trackage rights train I G4CY, the JUICY train, last time it ran was a few days ago (7/7/10), and it ran with a UP SD60, #2100 on the point.

[Andrewsaxamophone]

@Andrewsaxamophone I G4CY... Interomdel from Global 4 to Yard Central, but to make the word I switch the C and the Y.

[KingofTomedy]

Homeland Security issue? Yeah right. The railroads themselves put pictures of their trains on their websites.

Don't listen to railroad idiots who say "Don't take pictures of our trains because of Homeland Security." It's a BS scare tactic.

[BNSF2184]

Fuck Crusty Nipple (CN) What are they gonna do? Call the CN pigs?  shit by the time they show ur ass is long gone hahahaha

[Andrewsaxamophone]

@9wallajus2 You're welcome.

[maniacmarklewin52]

awesome vid enjoyed

[bnsf4]

@Andrewsaxamophone cool cool, haha "JUICYNESS" lol the OJ train? Or is it some kind of other?

[bnsf4]

@Andrewsaxamophone oh, ok wasn't sure. Never been in Lemont or Joliet, Lockport ETC... Seems like a cool place for rail photography, does it see much action?

[blueydsniper]

@hawkeyetherailfan YEAH. CAUSE THIS IS AMERICA