(Metra SD70MACH!) Franklin Park Railroad Days, 6/10/2023

[@workinghardusa]

Great,well done!

[@jamtuazon5216]

Oo that’s an interesting sounding variation of the K5LA, probably a hybrid that makes it sound more like an M5

[@Steven_Williams]

Sorry that I missed this. Thanks for sharing!

[@OxnardLocalRailfan]

Nice

[@superbaddy4]

0:57 11:07 13:56 Real shame that the unique Cab Car 8509 had to be mid-set. Would've made a surprising yet more than welcome addition to all this already brilliant stuff all around.

[@azrailfan2717]

Didn’t know metra bought a SD70MAC. What do they use it for? Commuter service or for MOW trains 🤔

[@derekonxbox]

Commuter, the SD70's have been regeared for passenger service and have HEP installed

[@azrailfan2717]

That’s pretty cool. How many has metra purchased?

[@theupperillinoisrailfan]

⁠@@azrailfan2717They have a few that have already been delivered. Im not sure how many they plan to have exactly.

[@Long_John15]

They are currently used for the MD-W, MD-N & NCS lines. They were originally going to be designated to the BNSF line. But in mid November 2023, they changed their mind. I have only seen 504 push Inbound Train 2140 at Glenview on 12/22/2023.

[@davidng2336]

It’d be cool if there was an SD70MACH next to an SD70MAC.

[@CHICO-bw8hs]

when are the railroad days

[@theupperillinoisrailfan]

I uploaded this on June 10th, the same day that these train events happened, but it was going on for that whole weekend I think. Dont remember much. Might have been a Saturday.

[@Long_John15]

Franklin Park Railroad daze is held every year on the second Saturday of June.

[@CHICO-bw8hs]

@@Long_John15 thank you

[@CHICO-bw8hs]

@@theupperillinoisrailfan ok thanks

[@roguefamily7630]

What is that ticking sound

[@GamingRailfanner]

Is it me or does its horn sound like an SC-44 charger horn

[@theupperillinoisrailfan]

Now that I think about it, maybe...