All videos taken in January 2016.
Railfanning the L in Chicago
Amtrak
Track Upgrade Project Causes Temporary Amtrak Schedule Changes on Chicago-St. Louis Corridor
CHICAGO – Amtrak schedules on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, served by Lincoln Service trains and the Texas Eagle, will undergo changes during the next several weeks, while Union Pacific Railroad makes track improvements at Springfield, Ill., through the end of June. During the first phase of the work, Train 301, the morning Lincoln Service departure from Chicago to St. Louis; and Train 306, the evening Lincoln Service departure from St. Louis to Chicago; are both canceled. Passengers are being directed to the four other round-trips on the corridor as alternate transportation from May 23 through May 31, including Train 300, the early morning Lincoln Service departure from St. Louis to
Commuter Rail
Metra Green Lights Purchase of Battery-Powered Trainsets
BNSF
BNSF Reopens Chicagoland Rail-Served Terminal
FORT WORTH — BNSF Railway Company today announced the reopening of a rail-served building materials transload facility under the management of Partners Warehouse, LLC, at Eola, Ill. Operating as Partners Dimensional Services, the facility has received a complete track and maintenance overhaul to better handle dimensional (oversized) materials such as lumber, steel, and other building products. Security has been upgraded and lighting added for continuous operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “This is the only yard of its type close to the growing housing market in the western Chicago suburbs and with immediate access to major North/South and East/West highways,” said Vann Cunningham, BNSF assistant vice president,