Amtrak action around the Chicago yard and Union Station on 3/10/15

After being lazy for a few weeks indoors since it was cold out, the weather was to jump up and be warm on 3/10/15, so I set out to railfan the Amtrak Chicago yard and other places that day.
By the Amtrak Chicago yard, 18th St. bridge, Lumber St. grade crossing, and the area around it offers plenty of room and angles of the various Amtrak action, which can be quite busy at various times during the day.
Luck was certainly with me that foggy morning, as 3 heritage units and various other notable Amtrak locomotives were all in the area, which I had no idea beforehand that they were there.
Starting off, Amtrak 517 B32-8WH wyes two superliners, and after pulling past Lumber St. grade crossing, Amtrak 66 leads a morning Lincoln Service train in right next to it, which I didn't notice right away, but still got video of it. As the Lincoln Service is passing, 517 pushes the two superliners back into the Chicago yard.
Next, I record all the various Amtrak locomotives sitting in the yard and outside the shops. Notable locomotive include the last original phase 3 painted F40 NPCU (non-powered control unit), 90368 nose to nose but not coupled with Amtrak 156, the phase 1 heritage unit. Amtrak 518 and 504, B32-8WHs in phase 5 and 4 paint. (504 has been repainted, and now wears phase 5 paint) Amtrak 90219 NCPU, Amtrak 145 one of the phase 3 heritage units, and Amtrak 519, another phase 4 B32-8WH.
The Cardinal passes by with P42 #126 for power with the foggy Chicago skyline in the background.
Amtrak P42 #3 and #68 sit under 18th St. waiting for clearance to move out past Lumber St, where eventually they would be wyed.
The Capitol Limited lead by units #198 and #96 passes Lumber St. grade crossing.
And finally inside Chicago Union Station, a view of the South Concourse with many P42s and their trains, including a new Phase 3 Viewliner 2 baggage car. At the time, the few that were already built were still out East, and that one was the first one various friends and I spotted in Chicago. I'm not sure why it was sitting inside Union Station by itself, but my speculation is that it could have been for baggage attendants who load and unload Amtrak trains to see how to use them. (a demonstration learning purposes) So at the time, it was special, now, they are all over the place.
During the time I was there, Amtrak 519 had an insane smoke show, that video can be found here: • Amtrak #519 B32-8WH in...
Thanks for watching!

[@wilfredcruz4571]

Wow. Everything still looks the same, in the late 70's I worked in that shop 1600 s Lumber. I was a machinist working with the F-40's some SDP-40's and once in a blue moon a P-30ph. I also worked with the French version turboliners in Brighton Park and I remember going to Beech Grove for training. Good memories from the good old days.

[@mayhemmike1789]

Magine all the fumes in & around that that yard..... Must be diesel heaven😏😏😏

[@anthonynigri8585]

I like steam locomotives better would you rather be in steam locomotive heaven or Diesel Locomotivs heaven

[@amandahahl1561]

I recorded me singing emotions by mariah Carey today can you watch it and reply to me like now 😀👍

[@ruckdog]

Great video! My Dad worked out of Chicago for over 20 years, first as a conductor and then as an engineer. This video brought back a lot of memories!

[@mikeprokop8939]

what's your dads name, my father is still a machinist at 16 th st

[@ruckdog]

Mike Prokop his name is William Rucker. Goes by Bill.

[@MrBnsftrain]

Nice! 90356 and 504 are no longer in their original old liveries! 90368 was just repainted last year 4:55 nice to see the whole stack and hear that uncommon noise! 6:34 I was rather surprised when these viewliner baggae cars appeared on western routes as well! I thought they were primarily for the east only!

[@nigelrichardson4327]

So... many..... *heritage units*

[@Cursedc23]

No it’s mostly just trains they didn’t paint to the current paint scheme

[@hytale-cmb3238]

@@Cursedc23 bruh the only one they didn’t paint in the video was The F40ph Many P40s were painted into Phase 1, 2, 3, or 4 and sure P40s were in phase 3 paint but it was different also the P40s were built in the 90’s so it makes no sense to paint it in a outdated scheme unless it’s a heritage unit. And the phase 4 paint well to tell a heritage unit is if it has the Amtrak 1971-2011 word marking on it. So no your wrong.

[@Cursedc23]

@@hytale-cmb3238 ✅

[@TracksideSam]

1:19 awwwww 66 how much i miss u

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Am I the only one that got excited about two F40phs? Only 8 are still in use.

[@Railroadfan5383]

Jason Learakos2005 Amtrak has 24 or 25 NPCUs, most or all of which are still in use. They arent powered anymore, they are used as cab control units for trains that are suitable for push pull operation. NPCU stands for Non Powered Control Unit.

[@D2Kprime]

They need to RE-power them. I miss the iconic sound of the F40PH. That literally WAS Amtrak. :)

[@brutecompaq8480]

I

[@dssundkg]

Well, I like NPCU’s

[@trainfan977]

I see a lot of F40PHs at Rondout, il

[@johnalder6028]

Great ! Greetings from Port Saint Lucie Florida!

[@Surfliner450]

That’s a really detailed model railroad

[@Maine_Railfan]

Great catch of the 66 before she got in the crash.

[@williamrowley9815]

Maine Railfan© ikr

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Pretty interesting that 90368 stayed in phase 3 for so long

[@MatthewTheRailfanner]

5:27 Awesome video! I took a trip to Chicago actually! It's pretty cool because That Amtrak helper (#96) was the leader locomotive for our train!

[@Railroadfan5383]

Thanks!

[@ClarissaPacker]

Union station is a beutiful place with that old brickwork

[@miguelmalave9331]

These trains really need a power washing.

[@Railroadfan5383]

Yes some of them do to be honest lol

[@Westerstar-cx9vd]

Miguel Malave same with you

[@dashrimpgod7229]

@@Westerstar-cx9vd u think he needs power washing ?

[@trainfan06]

I think most if not all the Amtrak heritage engines were there at one time I would be flipping out! Wow what a great video

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

nice video and great catch of all the Amtrak trains in your video.

[@Railroadfan5383]

Thanks!

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

Your welcome and you should check out my channel.

[@Railroadfan5383]

+Mike Troina I shall do that now

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

+Railroadfan5383 ok sounds good.

[@fairportrailfanproductions8801]

Lucky you caught 66. It hit a truck and caused the frame to crack in 2018. It had to be scraped.😢😢😢

[@luv2fly452]

RRF5358, awesome video. Enjoyed watching. I learned a little about Chicago Amtrak.

[@jerroldkazynski5480]

When I was young, Milwaukee Road had sash window passenger cars! Those were wooden-sided cars that evolved to steel-sided cars without sash windows. The new stainless steel-sided double deckers were the next passenger car upgrades. Suburban trains to downtown Chicago predated the automobile expressways, similar to Maxwell Street being replaced by shopping malls.

[@justinerp4145]

Dose anyone else miss the AEM-7s i sure do. I wish i could here there amazing sound of there Nathan k5la horn.

[@blakek5llak5la]

I've got a K5LA from the A end of 947 in my collection!

[@mikeprokop8939]

man I miss working in that yard

[@grandtrunk5416]

Nice catches! I want to railfan in areas like that in Chicago one day, but I may decide otherwise, which I probably will.

[@davezeman9551]

Wow, they actually let u that far out in the south concourse? Interesting. Awesome video, u got some great shots!

[@Railroadfan5383]

+train fan504 Thanks! And I was close to the door, that's not that far in at all. If there's not a lot of people around and there aren't those bitch station ladies watching everything, you can just walk in, take a few shots, and leave and no one cares really.

[@CrossbuckProductions]

You literally saw every phase Amtrak has ever had.... HOW

[@Railroadfan5383]

Crossbuck Productions The main 5 at least, yes. Theres plenty of variations that of course I didnt see. Like pepsi can on the dash8s. And the first version of phase 5 on the P42s. But for whats left in the current day, yea I basically saw it all. I was quite happy that day.

+Railroadfan5383 And the HHP-8 electric loco'! And the Acela Express EMUs!

[@therookie9276]

Crossbuck Productions phase 5a and 5b?

[@amtrakinoscale9811]

lul 5a and 5b don't exist it's Phases I-VI

[@meeperfive]

Probably because many of Amtrak’s lines connect to Chicago

[@titanx619]

Great railfanning video

[@NorthAtlanticRails]

R.I.P P42DC 66 R.I.P P42DC 156

[@Gdayhomie]

Love seeing that F40PH NPCU in front of 156

[@BradLobregt]

Great footage. Thank you for sharing...... Brad

[@Railroadfan5383]

+Brad Lobregt Thanks Brad!

[@julietpadrejuan7881]

Wow,some locomotives were in phase 4 scheme and one FP40H locomotive in the phase 5 scheme that was so cute

[@trainfan977]

Nice shots! So far Amtrak #66 and a Dash-8

[@leonardolucero4437]

Que bonita vista de todos los trenes de Amtrak.

[@Steven_Williams]

Cool video!

[@Railroadfan5383]

+steven williams Thanks Steven!

[@MrTrain513]

Nice action Fred

[@Railroadfan5383]

MrTrain513 Thanks Chuck!

[@SoFloRR1018]

Great video! I really enjoyed it. I also subscribed.

[@Railroadfan5383]

+SoFloRR 1018 Thank you!

[@fennvillerailfan3441]

I saw like every Amtrak locomotive that is on the Amtrak Pere Marquette 56,31,35,126,and 508

[@Shinyarc]

I looked at Union Station on google earth and saw some ancient Milwaukee Road equipment, probably for the 261, saw some charter cars, and oddly saw a Pacific Surfliner engine!

[@mikelowery5741]

I really like seeing Amtrak back to back, by it always seems that they face forward I guess that’s how they come in so majority of their multiple consists are elephant style

[@tcrailfan15]

Awesome video man!

[@Railroadfan5383]

+tcrailfan15 Thank you!

[@deathx3666]

Great video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A

[@michaelglass4701]

AWESOME VIDEO

[@Railroadfan5383]

Thanks!

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Nice Video

[@thecentralfloridarailroader]

I liked the Amtrak f40 baggie car thing

[@AlfTrains]

Great video

[@TrainsNStuff]

3:22 RARE CATCH BRO! 156 Nose to nose with a future heritage unit and between 156 and another, 822 or the other phase 3 heritage unit. On top of that, 404 was there, and you also caught 66 that day! Wow! I would be soooo happy if I had caught those! Liked. Can you check out my newest videos?

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@coolleo149]

3:10 well look at that, it’s engine 100 before it was the Midnight Blue 50th anniversary unit

[@johannesjacobus6892]

4:16 what service is that??

[@TrainSounds]

Chicago, the rail hub of American freight and passenger service combined.

[@jakecollins3669]

What happened to the Phase II Genesis #66 after his accident?

[@Railroadfan5383]

It hit a truck while on the Lincoln service and the frame was bent. It got moved to beech grove and has sat there since probably being used as parts source. When the frame gets bent it basically makes a locomotive unrepairable

[@dennisclark6493]

why arent there a video on the new yorks sunny yards train action ... it

[@FrehleyFan3988]

They still have their F40PH locomotives from the 70s 80s and the 90s!?

[@Gdayhomie]

As NPCUs, yes

[@davidng2336]

90368 unfortunately now wears Phase V.

[@TheReserve211]

This video could have been much longer. I was getting into it then it was over. Good video, sad ending.

[@amandahahl1561]

I recorded me singing emotions by mariah Carey today can you watch it and reply to me like now 😀👍

[@slendermanRblx]

2:20 that P32-8BWH should have his red marker lights on if he is going backwards!

[@mikeytrains1]

Do you know what yard P42 199 is in?Its my favorite P42 in the roster!!!!

[@Railroadfan5383]

+FECSD70M2 PRODUCTIONS It goes around everywhere. There's no specific yard or spot it stays at.

[@mikeytrains1]

***** Oh.

[@juliozoffy]

olá,poderia fazer filmagem dentro das locomotivas? obrigado,parabens pelo video.

[@chicagolandrailfan1550]

Didint even know Union station was full of Amtraks, not Metra

[@metrolinxfan3005]

1:17 R.I.P.

[@coshyno]

at 5:25 how old are the wagons he is hauling ?

[@RefrigeratedWaffles2]

Depending. Superliner I is from I think early 80’s or late 70’s and Superliner II is from the 90’s

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't wave from the trains anymore; not like did back in 1954!

[@Railfan166]

I’m so jealous

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

Oh! They repaired Amtrak 66?

[@Railroadfan5383]

No this was taken last year.

[@brutecompaq8480]

:(

[@brutecompaq8480]

O

[@johannesjacobus6892]

1:10 so sad 66 left service

[@steelcityrailfan4808]

What happened to it?

[@johannesjacobus6892]

Wrecks.

[@voidjavelin23]

@@steelcityrailfan4808 it got hit by a truck and the frame got bent soo its unrepairable

[@steelcityrailfan4808]

Oh

[@DolphinLegend-bg8ph]

1:19 is that phase 2 or phase 3 paint???

[@railroadandmorestudios]

2

[@jeffdemition2308]

omg u saw an original paint scheme of amtrak f40ph but they dont have any engine inside of it other f40ph were sold or gone to amtraks tourist line but others are indeed scraped

[@punkboy459]

Was that lakeshore at 4:07?

[@Railroadfan5383]

I believe it was the Cardinal. The Lake Shore Limited has more Viewliners and Amfleet cars in the consist, and always has 2 locomotives.

[@johannesjacobus6892]

2:50 is that 145 behind that P42??

[@Railroadfan5383]

Watch the end of the video and you'll find out

[@johannesjacobus6892]

it was

[@jeffdemition7812]

*sigh* there are no more amtrak F40ph that is operational

[@greatsouthwesttrains3310]

Was engine 1 in the yard on that day?

[@Railroadfan5383]

+arlingtontrains productions You mean Amtrak P42 #1? No I did not see it, but it could have been in a building or buried in the yard somewhere, who knows.

[@johannesjacobus6892]

1:06 Those superliners need a wash!

[@anthonynigri8585]

I wish the F40PHs could be brought back on to Amtrak to team up with the GE Genesis`s

[@jackboerner1901]

Too bad the Dash 8's seem to be stuck doing yard work instead of being on the main line.

[@Railroadfan5383]

+QuarterCoasterPounder Railfan They use them on occasion on the mainline when they are short of power, but almost all the time, they use them in the yards. Id like to see them on the mainline regularly myself, but oh well.

[@tigolbitties8352]

I see them used as backup power on the 11 coast starlight all the time

[@NHCX]

damn you saw alot and 3 of their heritage units

[@Railroadfan5383]

Yep, I got lucky

[@NHCX]

+Railroadfan5383 im up to 4 out of 10 on my next trip to PA i wabt to try and find some of NS

[@michael3343]

Where were you standing? I wanna go to the same spot. Thanks!

[@Railroadfan5383]

Most of the video I was standing on 18th street bridge and on lumber street near the bridge

[@michael3343]

@@Railroadfan5383 by any chance how do I drive to there. When I fly up to Chicago I would love to go there.

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

What camera do you use?

[@Railroadfan5383]

For this video I used a Sony CX240. However I have upgraded to a Sony CX455, and it is a better camcorder

[@NC_YT_123]

RIP 156 and 66

[@DolphinLegend-bg8ph]

Ive seen a f40ph in chicago thats not a cabbage unit

[@micahgotracksplays2875]

4:57 I bet that smells so nice cuz of all that gas

[@voidjavelin23]

mmmmm solar

[@traindude3332]

There is another phase 3 f40ph npcu

[@Railroadfan5383]

No, there was only one original phase 3 F40 NPCU when I shot this video

[@Bryce_TBS_Films]

2:15 omg 519 and 68 I have both in ho and they're connect zomg

[@TheReserve211]

You are stupid

[@SirenHead00]

godam those trains look burnt 😂

[@dssundkg]

No Amtrak Lake shore limited?? Seriously?

[@DolphinLegend-bg8ph]

Sigh i wised i worked there

[@citxsd70m-2]

3:13 wow (A PHASE III) NPCU 90368

[@traindude3332]

Ii ment 406 and 903

[@fastcsx1412]

66☹️

[@wa1453ba]

Filmes expetaculares

[@ririkopantera]

I saw this vid and I was like subscribe and go and get the metra route in ts2016 asap

[@malaikithegreenengine7522]

Nostalgic...

[@robolson9924]

All these engines, just sitting around doing nothing. No wonder Amtrak is broke.

[@s6200098]

我们4，

[@ivannipaidea970]

Great video