QUOTE: Originally posted by UnionPacificRR6737 The railroad tracks that went at the Chicago Racetrack, wasn't the line formerly used by Burlington Northern or ATSF? About how many times per day (on average) would you see a train at the Chicago Racetrack? BNSF's Chicago Racetrak must be high on the list. The hourly commuters add up, + 3 Amtrak + freight. This may be a question that's impossible to answer. If you set up say at La Grange Road & counted how many trains operate in each direction on a weekday?
Originally posted by wcaudle [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply conman Member sinceJanuary 2001 From: US 4 posts Posted by conman on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:57 AM Don't have to go West to see trains. NS around Reading, PA, Rockville Bridge area, Altoona all see a good amount of long freights. Stay East! Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:18 AM Have you ever been to say Cajon Pass, Barstow, Daggett, Colton or Riverside? If not how can you compare those western spots to Reading? [:o)][:p] Originally posted by conman [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply mrunyan Member sinceAugust 2004 50 posts Posted by mrunyan on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:59 AM Sure Rochelle sees 100 trains a day and some are really great, new equipment, brand new centerbeams being delivered, old SD9's believe it or not. Mostly intermodal on UP due to Global 3 yard just west of it, and some locals. But it is just 2 lines going into Chicago which sees at least 500 trains a day, where's the best viewing, I'll leave to the more learned, and some have stated spots already. Stay safe. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:10 PM Where are there 500 trains a day[?][?][?][?][?] Originally posted by mrunyan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Wdlgln005 Member sinceApril 2002 From: Nashville TN 1,306 posts Posted by Wdlgln005 on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:37 PM It would be fun to have a helicopter & do another Chicago Odyssey for trains coming into & out of the area. Might even make a great page in Trains to show the remaining hotspots. Starting with the North lines, Soo/CN, MILW/Soo, or C&NW/UP? going to the West side, ATSF, BN, C&NW/UP? how busy is Corwith (ATSF)? not forgetting the GM&O/ICG/UP Alton line? moving further south IC/CN Mopac/UP/L&NCSX? then the state line on the East NYC/Conral etc what a jumble of roads & connections from the "premerger" days! From Rondout to McCook to Dolton, what are the hot spots of 2005? For commuter service, it seems Metra is busier than ever. Perhaps Amtrak has something to learn from them! Glenn Woodle Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:16 AM Rochelle is definately one place where I wanna go to if I wanna do some railfanning, I also wanna visit Chicago and do some railfanning there as well, what are some of the best areas to watch the trains go by the Chicago area? QUOTE: Originally posted by mrunyan Sure Rochelle sees 100 trains a day and some are really great, new equipment, brand new centerbeams being delivered, old SD9's believe it or not. Mostly intermodal on UP due to Global 3 yard just west of it, and some locals. But it is just 2 lines going into Chicago which sees at least 500 trains a day, where's the best viewing, I'll leave to the more learned, and some have stated spots already. Stay safe. Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:31 AM Dolton/Blue Island. [:o)][:p][:)] Originally posted by UnionPacificRR6737 [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:22 PM How about Winton Place, a northern suburb of Cincinnati? It gets 100+ trains a day along the triple track of CSX, NS, I&O. Thanks to directional running of CSX and NS, between Cincinnati and Hamilton, things are running pretty smoothly. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:14 PM Are there alot of trains in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Reply Edit Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:40 PM Rosenberg in Texas is pretty intense for rail traffic. Andrew Reply northwesterner Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Chicago 117 posts Posted by northwesterner on Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:13 PM I personally like LaGrange Road on the BNSF Racetrack, just west of where the BNSF tracks pass over the IHB. If you get hungry there are about 6 restaurants within walking distance of the Metra statrion there. I also enjoy the Elmhurst Metra station on the UP. It's just west of Proviso yard. All safe, pleasant places to watch them go by. C&NW - Route of the Kate Shelley Reply railfan619 Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Somewhere near the tracks 927 posts Posted by railfan619 on Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:10 PM WELL if no one has said this one the Old CN&W line between RACINE and BUTLER WISCONSIN where it runs though oakcreek, so. milwaukee, st francis, milwaukee, west allis and so on and so forth. I think you get the Idea another busy line that runs though my neck of the woods is the CP/ SOO line which run along with amtrak from west right though milwaukee and down to the south and that line gets some pretty long frieght trains to that's about it for now [:D][:D] Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. 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Originally posted by conman [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply mrunyan Member sinceAugust 2004 50 posts Posted by mrunyan on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:59 AM Sure Rochelle sees 100 trains a day and some are really great, new equipment, brand new centerbeams being delivered, old SD9's believe it or not. Mostly intermodal on UP due to Global 3 yard just west of it, and some locals. But it is just 2 lines going into Chicago which sees at least 500 trains a day, where's the best viewing, I'll leave to the more learned, and some have stated spots already. Stay safe. Reply spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:10 PM Where are there 500 trains a day[?][?][?][?][?] Originally posted by mrunyan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Wdlgln005 Member sinceApril 2002 From: Nashville TN 1,306 posts Posted by Wdlgln005 on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:37 PM It would be fun to have a helicopter & do another Chicago Odyssey for trains coming into & out of the area. Might even make a great page in Trains to show the remaining hotspots. Starting with the North lines, Soo/CN, MILW/Soo, or C&NW/UP? going to the West side, ATSF, BN, C&NW/UP? how busy is Corwith (ATSF)? not forgetting the GM&O/ICG/UP Alton line? moving further south IC/CN Mopac/UP/L&NCSX? then the state line on the East NYC/Conral etc what a jumble of roads & connections from the "premerger" days! From Rondout to McCook to Dolton, what are the hot spots of 2005? For commuter service, it seems Metra is busier than ever. Perhaps Amtrak has something to learn from them! Glenn Woodle Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:16 AM Rochelle is definately one place where I wanna go to if I wanna do some railfanning, I also wanna visit Chicago and do some railfanning there as well, what are some of the best areas to watch the trains go by the Chicago area? QUOTE: Originally posted by mrunyan Sure Rochelle sees 100 trains a day and some are really great, new equipment, brand new centerbeams being delivered, old SD9's believe it or not. Mostly intermodal on UP due to Global 3 yard just west of it, and some locals. But it is just 2 lines going into Chicago which sees at least 500 trains a day, where's the best viewing, I'll leave to the more learned, and some have stated spots already. Stay safe. Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:31 AM Dolton/Blue Island. [:o)][:p][:)] Originally posted by UnionPacificRR6737 [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:22 PM How about Winton Place, a northern suburb of Cincinnati? It gets 100+ trains a day along the triple track of CSX, NS, I&O. Thanks to directional running of CSX and NS, between Cincinnati and Hamilton, things are running pretty smoothly. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:14 PM Are there alot of trains in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Reply Edit Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:40 PM Rosenberg in Texas is pretty intense for rail traffic. Andrew Reply northwesterner Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Chicago 117 posts Posted by northwesterner on Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:13 PM I personally like LaGrange Road on the BNSF Racetrack, just west of where the BNSF tracks pass over the IHB. If you get hungry there are about 6 restaurants within walking distance of the Metra statrion there. I also enjoy the Elmhurst Metra station on the UP. It's just west of Proviso yard. All safe, pleasant places to watch them go by. C&NW - Route of the Kate Shelley Reply railfan619 Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Somewhere near the tracks 927 posts Posted by railfan619 on Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:10 PM WELL if no one has said this one the Old CN&W line between RACINE and BUTLER WISCONSIN where it runs though oakcreek, so. milwaukee, st francis, milwaukee, west allis and so on and so forth. I think you get the Idea another busy line that runs though my neck of the woods is the CP/ SOO line which run along with amtrak from west right though milwaukee and down to the south and that line gets some pretty long frieght trains to that's about it for now [:D][:D] Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
Originally posted by mrunyan Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Wdlgln005 Member sinceApril 2002 From: Nashville TN 1,306 posts Posted by Wdlgln005 on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:37 PM It would be fun to have a helicopter & do another Chicago Odyssey for trains coming into & out of the area. Might even make a great page in Trains to show the remaining hotspots. Starting with the North lines, Soo/CN, MILW/Soo, or C&NW/UP? going to the West side, ATSF, BN, C&NW/UP? how busy is Corwith (ATSF)? not forgetting the GM&O/ICG/UP Alton line? moving further south IC/CN Mopac/UP/L&NCSX? then the state line on the East NYC/Conral etc what a jumble of roads & connections from the "premerger" days! From Rondout to McCook to Dolton, what are the hot spots of 2005? For commuter service, it seems Metra is busier than ever. Perhaps Amtrak has something to learn from them! Glenn Woodle Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:16 AM Rochelle is definately one place where I wanna go to if I wanna do some railfanning, I also wanna visit Chicago and do some railfanning there as well, what are some of the best areas to watch the trains go by the Chicago area? QUOTE: Originally posted by mrunyan Sure Rochelle sees 100 trains a day and some are really great, new equipment, brand new centerbeams being delivered, old SD9's believe it or not. Mostly intermodal on UP due to Global 3 yard just west of it, and some locals. But it is just 2 lines going into Chicago which sees at least 500 trains a day, where's the best viewing, I'll leave to the more learned, and some have stated spots already. Stay safe. Reply Edit spbed Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Austin TX 4,941 posts Posted by spbed on Thursday, August 25, 2005 6:31 AM Dolton/Blue Island. [:o)][:p][:)] Originally posted by UnionPacificRR6737 [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:22 PM How about Winton Place, a northern suburb of Cincinnati? It gets 100+ trains a day along the triple track of CSX, NS, I&O. Thanks to directional running of CSX and NS, between Cincinnati and Hamilton, things are running pretty smoothly. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:14 PM Are there alot of trains in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Reply Edit Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:40 PM Rosenberg in Texas is pretty intense for rail traffic. Andrew Reply northwesterner Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Chicago 117 posts Posted by northwesterner on Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:13 PM I personally like LaGrange Road on the BNSF Racetrack, just west of where the BNSF tracks pass over the IHB. If you get hungry there are about 6 restaurants within walking distance of the Metra statrion there. I also enjoy the Elmhurst Metra station on the UP. It's just west of Proviso yard. All safe, pleasant places to watch them go by. C&NW - Route of the Kate Shelley Reply railfan619 Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Somewhere near the tracks 927 posts Posted by railfan619 on Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:10 PM WELL if no one has said this one the Old CN&W line between RACINE and BUTLER WISCONSIN where it runs though oakcreek, so. milwaukee, st francis, milwaukee, west allis and so on and so forth. I think you get the Idea another busy line that runs though my neck of the woods is the CP/ SOO line which run along with amtrak from west right though milwaukee and down to the south and that line gets some pretty long frieght trains to that's about it for now [:D][:D] Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
QUOTE: Originally posted by mrunyan Sure Rochelle sees 100 trains a day and some are really great, new equipment, brand new centerbeams being delivered, old SD9's believe it or not. Mostly intermodal on UP due to Global 3 yard just west of it, and some locals. But it is just 2 lines going into Chicago which sees at least 500 trains a day, where's the best viewing, I'll leave to the more learned, and some have stated spots already. Stay safe.
Originally posted by UnionPacificRR6737 [ Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub Reply Cheviot Hill Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Cincinnati, OH 174 posts Posted by Cheviot Hill on Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:22 PM How about Winton Place, a northern suburb of Cincinnati? It gets 100+ trains a day along the triple track of CSX, NS, I&O. Thanks to directional running of CSX and NS, between Cincinnati and Hamilton, things are running pretty smoothly. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:14 PM Are there alot of trains in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Reply Edit Junctionfan Member sinceFebruary 2004 From: St.Catharines, Ontario 3,770 posts Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:40 PM Rosenberg in Texas is pretty intense for rail traffic. Andrew Reply northwesterner Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Chicago 117 posts Posted by northwesterner on Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:13 PM I personally like LaGrange Road on the BNSF Racetrack, just west of where the BNSF tracks pass over the IHB. If you get hungry there are about 6 restaurants within walking distance of the Metra statrion there. I also enjoy the Elmhurst Metra station on the UP. It's just west of Proviso yard. All safe, pleasant places to watch them go by. C&NW - Route of the Kate Shelley Reply railfan619 Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Somewhere near the tracks 927 posts Posted by railfan619 on Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:10 PM WELL if no one has said this one the Old CN&W line between RACINE and BUTLER WISCONSIN where it runs though oakcreek, so. milwaukee, st francis, milwaukee, west allis and so on and so forth. I think you get the Idea another busy line that runs though my neck of the woods is the CP/ SOO line which run along with amtrak from west right though milwaukee and down to the south and that line gets some pretty long frieght trains to that's about it for now [:D][:D] Reply 12 Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
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