Railfanning The BNSF Chicago Subdivision At Hollywood Station, Brookfield, IL. 11-12-09.

Also known as the "Zoo Stop," Hollywood Metra is one of three stations in Brookfield. The Brookfield Zoo is located only a few blocks from here and the rock formations used as passenger shelters mimic those inside the animal exhibits. Many of you are familiar with my footage from Congress Park West of here. between Congress Park and Hollywood is the Brookfield Station. Today was pretty slow for freights with the time being I was there.

9:14AM-
Metra 1260 arrives into Hollywood over seven minutes late. Track construction is to blame of course.
Cab Car #8550
F40PHM-2 #185

9:17AM-
The three minute late 1227 gives a few warning honks to the city workers replacing light bulbs on the platform.
F40PHM-2 #196

10:08AM-
Amtrak Illinois Zephyr 380 will be making it into Chicago Union on time today after making it's second to last stop at LaGrange.
P42DC #47

10:23AM-
Metra 1262 cruises into Hollywood and gives a few honks with it's cannibalized K3LA.
Cab Car #8568
F40PHM-2 #194

10:55AM-
This old Bluebonnet leads one of the R-CHI road freights from Eola to Cicero.
BNSF GP38 #2233
BNSF GP38-2 #789

10:56AM-
Metra 1229 arrives four minutes late even though freight traffic is sparse this morning.
MP36PH-3 #403

11:10AM-
A trio of pumpkins take the heavy M-BRCGAL up the hill under the intermediate signals.
BNSF C44-9W #5318
BNSF C44-9W #5441
BNSF C44-9W #5381

11:15AM-
Metra 1264 meets the M-BRCGAL down by the main Brookfield stop and arrives only a few minutes late.
Cab Car #8595
F40PHM-2 #196

12:11AM-
Fresh out of Cicero, this Z-train bound for the Pacific Northwest has some BRAND SPANKIN NEW GEVOs in charge. I even smelled the fresh paint as they went by!
BNSF ES44AC #6369
BNSF ES44AC #6368

12:53AM-
1231 only discharged one passenger at the Brookfield stop. No one got on either.
F40PHM-2 #187

1:14PM-
1266 makes it's station stop a little bit behind schedule but soon makes up for that lost time since there was minimal passenger loading.
Cab Car #8608
MP36PH-3 #403

(c) 9th Street Productions.

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• LaVernge
• Berwyn
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• Zoo
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• Hollywood
• Hinsdale
• Eola
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[Texaslobo]

Frank, do you any filters when shooting?

Nice work as always!

[BoxcarFrank]

Filters? UV sometimes.

[MetraCNW71794]

On 8568 one of the bells doesnt play, its basically a caltrain horn, it blows

[BoxcarFrank]

Yeah it reminded me of a Metrolink P2. Nasty!

[jimsonIL]

Video is your usual outstanding and the audio seems especially good....keep them coming.

[UPHeritage]

Awesome catches Frank

[Yestrooper1]

I love your videos, Frank!

[coolguy676]

3 Flashing Yellows 7:48

[daviderutkowski]

i saw MP36 403 pulling metra train 1249 at lagrange

[NSFAN115]

How come the car at 2:54 has BNSF on it

[skinnyshit8888]

Good one!

[AMTK24]

Funny, I saw all those flatcars being switched in Cicero on my way to Berwyn.

[clinton984]

AWESOME shot at 7:58 of the Z. 5* and favorited, Frank!

[skarkot]

Great Video Frank! 5*

[Johnny72689]

hmm. needs more cow bell

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Wow, a K3LA on Metra.. Sounds a lot like a P2.. Blech!