Passenger Trains > Metra-Something Different Part 2

I had a heads up that Metra North Central train 114 was running over two hours late due to equipment issues and that the original train had been replaced with a Heritage Corridor set. This meant the locomotive would be on the inbound end of the train. Based on the time of the heads up, it seemed likely the train would arrive at Chicago Union Station right around 12:30 pm. 

With this in mind, I headed to the Clinton Street crossing where I was rewarded with Metra MP36 #413 leading 114 to CUS at exactly 12:30 pm. Not sure there were many passengers on board due to being almost two hours late. 

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So many places like to catch that. Non

Posted from Android

Last week I was, amongst many other places, in Chicago riding Metra.
My move out of the hotel in Aurora was the very entertaining 0717 fast to downtown and then onto the 0827 to Manhattan.
This allowed me to view the last arrival on the Heritage Corridor up from Joliet. Twice viewed, it was a pair of MPI’s (401+414). Last time I visited, the three Heritage services were in the hands of early numbered F40’s. I guess the MPI’s have been bumped off the MWD by the new Machs.
Interestingly the power we had to Manhattan was ex UP engine 131!

Englishman in America

Posted from iPhone

The F40PH’s assigned to the Milwaukee District and North Central have been transferred to UP and other lines now that twenty of the SD70MACH’s in service with another two in the wings. There are still MP36’s on the MD and NCS. I’ve seen 405 and 420 since the start of the year.

Posted from iPhone

Do you know if Rock Island still operate 100 and 108? I didn’t have time to pop over to La Salle unfortunately.

Posted from iPhone

I don't know about those numbers exactly, but there are still F40PH's on RI, and several of the F40PH-3's are on it. (Maybe all I'm seeing are the rebuilt -3's)

They  obviously  wash  trains!!