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Western Railroad Discussion > Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central IllinoisDate: 06/27/16 17:22 Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains From Tuesday, June 22 through June 26, myself and my girlfriend Megan took a few days off and headed to Chicago, Illinois to visit some friends and do a gathering. Instead of driving or flying out, we took Amtrak's California Zephyr, which made it a fun and memorable experience for both of us; considering Megan has never taken a long train trip before. A couple of days had some railfanning involved, which included a few areas around the Chicago area and rural Illinois countryside outside of the city. Friday, June 24th consisted of a morning and early afternoon along the "Chicago Racetrack" between Chicago and Aurora and some of the former CNW along the UP-West Line out to Elburn. Then Saturday, June 25th consisted of action on BNSF's Chillicothe Subdivision along the former Santa Fe mainline.
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:25 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:28 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/27/16 17:29 by FrontRangeTrains. Date: 06/27/16 17:32 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:36 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:38 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:42 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:45 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 17:50 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: FrontRangeTrains
John Crisanti Longmont, CO Date: 06/27/16 18:14 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: Cajon92 Good stuff, John. Looks like a fun trip.
Thanks for sharing, love those searchlight photos. Ryan Date: 06/27/16 18:20 RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: 4400horsepower VERY nice photos, you saw some of the same trains at Williamsfield, IL that l saw at Ormonde, IL this past Saturday... and you even got a photo of the switch engines in the yard in my home town..
Hope you had a safe trip, Brian Burlington, IA Date: 06/27/16 19:42 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: czephyr17 Great set of photos, I especially like the ones from the BNSF "Race Track", and of the commuter car proudly proclaiming "BNSF RAILWAY" in art deco lettering.
Date: 06/27/16 21:29 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: jcaestecker Photo 3 is wonderful! Excellent contrast and anticicipation. Well done!!!
Date: 06/27/16 21:35 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: BNSF-6432 Best series I've seen in a long time! Thanks for showing
PQM Date: 06/27/16 21:39 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: NH2006 Awesome, now we got to get you to Blue Island.
Date: 06/27/16 22:01 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: RyanWilkerson Great set of photos! You do a great job with the wide angle lens...and your processing is well done. Great color and sharpness.
Ryan Wilkerson Fair Oaks, CA Date: 06/28/16 00:51 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: IC1034 Nice work.
Lewis M. Decatur, IL (most recently Galesburg, IL) Date: 06/28/16 03:46 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: bnsfengineer Almost makes me happy to work here,,,,,,,ALMOST.
Date: 06/28/16 05:16 Re: RE: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: highgreengraphics Very nice photos - That triple track can be fun with all the scoots, and the stone structures give the area a look of permanence. I am glad I got to see the commuter stuff with the E-unit rebuilds a couple of times, I haven't been back there since. Those searchlight gantries make me think I should stop by there on my next trip east - Thanks for the report! You didn't miss much around here while you were gone, same old, same old. Have to travel to get some new variety! === === = === JLH
Date: 06/28/16 06:24 Re: Summer Vacation - Chicago and Northern/Central Illinois Author: oklachaser Great series of photos.
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