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<P>I haven't been there in about a year, but Joliet has the diamonds, and at least when I was there some UP traffic as well. The downtown has been extensively renovated from 20 years ago and is reasonably safe especially during the day. BNSF traffic there was largely stacks and intermodals. Trains slow down for the diamonds and it's easy to get good pictures.</P> <P>The BNSF racetrack has more variety, but freight traffic is minimal during the Metra rush hours. One difference between the line east of about LaGrange and west of there is speed. Riverside and Berwyn can be really interesting, but freights crawl through there at about 5 mph getting in or out of the Clyde yard. Out west of LaGrange they're more likely to be ripping along at 50 mph. </P> <P>I happen to like Lisle because of the big S-curves and the slight grades on either side of the DuPage river. Heavy freights come through with the dynamic brake fans screaming, or if they've gone through the crossovers, they'll be working really hard getting back up to speed again. Westbound empty coal trains seem to really get rolling going downhilll toward the river.</P>
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