Table of contents: 0:00 Crystal Lake 1:20 McHenry branch merges with the main line 2:24 Pingree Road 7:40 Cary 10:34 Crossing the Fox River 11:09 Fox River Grove 12:16 Algonquin Road grade crossing 12:21 Memorial to the victims of the 1995 bus collision 17:10 Barrington Yard 17:55 Crossing the EJ&E diamond 18:31 Barrington 20:39 Start of triple track, train crosses over to center track 25:31 Palatine 29:13 Arlington Park crossovers 29:40 Arlington Park 30:51 Arlington Heights 33:22 Mount Prospect 34:19 Cumberland crossovers 34:36 Cumberland 35:25 Deval Junction crossovers 35:48 Crossing Union Pacific New Line 36:00 Crossing North Central Service 36:45 Des Plaines 37:45 Overtaking an inbound local 38:11 I-294 Tri-State Tollway 38:38 Dee Road 40:09 Park Ridge 41:07 Edison Park 42:15 Norwood Park 43:00 I-90 44:19 Jefferson Park 45:05 Mayfair Crossovers 45:41 Mayfair Junction (crossing the Milwaukee District North Line) 46:57 Irving Park 51:35 Clybourn 51:51 Merge with Union Pacific North Line 57:20 Merge with Union Pacific West Line 57:30 Northwestern Station Interlocking 58:42 Northwestern Station
They really should grade separate the diamond crossings on the Northwest line (the MD-N/UP-NW diamond as well as the diamond in Des Plaines with CN and another UP line). It would increase train speeds on that line
Given it’s running center track inbound, this is an early morning weekday train. I don’t know what schedule changes have occurred since this was filmed, but according to the May 30 schedule, there are only two trains with stops in Crystal Lake and run center track - train 614 lv CL at 5:55am arrive 7:02 and train 628 lv CL at 6:55, arrive 8:02. It’s hard to tell which even looking at the timing of the outbound trains. Although the Kennedy Expressway is still moving inbound and the station isn’t full with trains, I would guess this is the earlier train.
Table of contents:
0:00 Crystal Lake
1:20 McHenry branch merges with the main line
2:24 Pingree Road
7:40 Cary
10:34 Crossing the Fox River
11:09 Fox River Grove
12:16 Algonquin Road grade crossing
12:21 Memorial to the victims of the 1995 bus collision
17:10 Barrington Yard
17:55 Crossing the EJ&E diamond
18:31 Barrington
20:39 Start of triple track, train crosses over to center track
25:31 Palatine
29:13 Arlington Park crossovers
29:40 Arlington Park
30:51 Arlington Heights
33:22 Mount Prospect
34:19 Cumberland crossovers
34:36 Cumberland
35:25 Deval Junction crossovers
35:48 Crossing Union Pacific New Line
36:00 Crossing North Central Service
36:45 Des Plaines
37:45 Overtaking an inbound local
38:11 I-294 Tri-State Tollway
38:38 Dee Road
40:09 Park Ridge
41:07 Edison Park
42:15 Norwood Park
43:00 I-90
44:19 Jefferson Park
45:05 Mayfair Crossovers
45:41 Mayfair Junction (crossing the Milwaukee District North Line)
46:57 Irving Park
51:35 Clybourn
51:51 Merge with Union Pacific North Line
57:20 Merge with Union Pacific West Line
57:30 Northwestern Station Interlocking
58:42 Northwestern Station
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from Japan.
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Very cool video! You should do a cab ride video for all the Metra lines. That would really be something
Thanks! I plan on doing that
They really should grade separate the diamond crossings on the Northwest line (the MD-N/UP-NW diamond as well as the diamond in Des Plaines with CN and another UP line). It would increase train speeds on that line
There’s a lot that Metra could do to increase speeds on all their lines. Wish they would take an initiative to try and do what GO in Toronto is doing
Yeah they would be able to remove those 35 mph speed restrictions there!
time of daty would help understand seeing passengers load and unload.
Given it’s running center track inbound, this is an early morning weekday train. I don’t know what schedule changes have occurred since this was filmed, but according to the May 30 schedule, there are only two trains with stops in Crystal Lake and run center track - train 614 lv CL at 5:55am arrive 7:02 and train 628 lv CL at 6:55, arrive 8:02. It’s hard to tell which even looking at the timing of the outbound trains. Although the Kennedy Expressway is still moving inbound and the station isn’t full with trains, I would guess this is the earlier train.