Cab Ride from Kansas City to Chicago- Mendota to Chicago

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RailwayProductions

11 ай бұрын

Ride on-board the cab of Amtrak's Train #4, the "Southwest Chief" from Kansas City to Chicago.
This is a 5-part series. This is part five, Mendota to Chicago Illinois.
You'll see the view as we fly down the former CB&Q "racetrack" into Chicago.
This was only five years after the merger , so their is still a lot of Burlington Northern flavor along the line.

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@dianneklemmer9381
@dianneklemmer9381 2 ай бұрын
Taking the train is the best way to go. It takes longer, but I wouldn’t travel any other way 👏👏👏
@GioFox-vg7fd
@GioFox-vg7fd Күн бұрын
Same! I like trains so much I wish I could take it all the time, it’s my preferred mode of transportation🚂🚂🚂
@CubsFanJohn
@CubsFanJohn 6 ай бұрын
Great video. I lived in Downers Grove for many years and spent many hours photographing trains there.
@Annieh-ii5jx
@Annieh-ii5jx 8 ай бұрын
Wish we could've seen the entire route, but I'm glad we have what we have!
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 8 ай бұрын
I'll eventually get the Southern California series of Southwest Chief cab rides streaming.
@w9gb
@w9gb 2 ай бұрын
Amtrak Southwest Chief uses the Old CB&Q mainline between Galesburg to Chicago, after Cameron Wye was installed (1996) west of Galesburg. Mendota was RR crossroads (Illinois Central, Milwaukee Road), 1850s to 1980. Milwaukee Road ended service ~1980. Illinois Central abandoned Mendota line in 1985. 10:45 Earlville CB&Q had a former branch to Sterling. C&NW (Troy Grove branch) now UP has a crossing with BN (just before elevators)
@jacobdolman3831
@jacobdolman3831 11 ай бұрын
Very nice to ride on a train
@J3scribe
@J3scribe 11 ай бұрын
A fascinating journey overall. Too bad it wasn't filmed a few months later when the Illinois countryside didn't appear so insufferably bleak. I especially liked the radio chatter and the in-cab conversations. Certainly a well-rounded cab experience. I'm a big fan of the channel as a result, and look forward to exploring more of your content!
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately I had to shoot it when they said I could…
@J3scribe
@J3scribe 11 ай бұрын
@@RailwayProductions I understand that, and an amazing job you did. I wish I could have been along for the ride. Dave was an absolute gem!
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 11 ай бұрын
@@J3scribe I will have more cab rides for you. Yes, Dave is a real historian, but the crews on the other ones also do a good job. Thanks for your compliments.
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 3 ай бұрын
like Southern California cab ride@@RailwayProductions
@BNSFfan1848
@BNSFfan1848 11 ай бұрын
Nice video!
@TrainRail_01
@TrainRail_01 11 ай бұрын
Great video
@skimastersam
@skimastersam 10 ай бұрын
thanks for posting!
@terrywebb8636
@terrywebb8636 8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video!😊
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 8 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
@Brianrockrailfan
@Brianrockrailfan 11 ай бұрын
great video 🚅🚅🚃
@drewhuff3457
@drewhuff3457 11 ай бұрын
Les it would be cool if you could do an interview with engineer Dave one day. If he would be up for it. It would make for a great watch. He knew a lot of history of the railroad. And had a lot of interesting stories.
@devernepersonal3636
@devernepersonal3636 11 ай бұрын
i was surprised how this Amtrak train seemed to wake up before the BNSF, as i somehow thought there would be more meets. This is a great trip though and well shot. although coming out of KC i wish there had been more clouds in the sky for your sake with how the lighting was, but nothing could be done about that obviously. Amtrak is an early bird.
@trucksntrainsfan7559
@trucksntrainsfan7559 4 ай бұрын
BNSF trains run on the Mendota mostly in the morning or evening. The afternoon is the Amtrak rush our. So they clear for them.
@Dan-uv5lw
@Dan-uv5lw 5 ай бұрын
I did an Amtrak trip from Richmond, VA to Worecester, MA in 1997. Thinking about going from Massachusetts to North Carolina via Amtrak sometime.
@maxwellwalcher6420
@maxwellwalcher6420 11 ай бұрын
Railway would you do Cavalcade of Steam.
@andrewdiesel487
@andrewdiesel487 11 ай бұрын
Final Destination to Chicago!
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
That’s correct!
@maxwellwalcher6420
@maxwellwalcher6420 11 ай бұрын
Andrew are you exited for Cavalcade of Steam.
@andrewdiesel487
@andrewdiesel487 11 ай бұрын
@@maxwellwalcher6420 I’m so excited
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
@@andrewdiesel487 Me too!
@maxwellwalcher6420
@maxwellwalcher6420 11 ай бұрын
@@andrewdiesel487 What Steam Locomotives are we gonna see Strasburg Railroad #90 : Emily N&W #475 : Frank and CNTS 484 : Mikey and #488 : Margo.
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
Jerry Miller and Ken Smith are today’s Engineers
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
0:20 this is the final video series for about that! From Kansas City to Chicago.
@Edward2Fan47
@Edward2Fan47 4 ай бұрын
It be nice to see America by Rails: The Heartland on youtube. I did enjoy the traveling tunes. Would be nice if there was a soundtrack playlist which would go well with traveling on Amtrak.
@vicsaul5459
@vicsaul5459 3 ай бұрын
Love it, is there a Chicago to Seattle cab ride? Beautiful landscape changes, I did road trip mostly on highway 2 about as north as can be. From nth Dakota across to Rockies and cascades was fantastic 👌
@brendanwilliams7291
@brendanwilliams7291 11 ай бұрын
Could you do Cab Ride Through the Rockies please?
@Robbi496
@Robbi496 11 ай бұрын
if I am not mistaken, if you ride this line today, the signals are most tri lights and the old signal bridges have either been replaced or converted to line side?
@CubsFanJohn
@CubsFanJohn 6 ай бұрын
Correct.
@coleallen3895
@coleallen3895 9 ай бұрын
21:32 Metra should extend the BNSF line all the way out to here - Somonauk. Seeing as how it says “59.2 MP”, does that mean that Somonauk is 59 miles away from Chicago?
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 9 ай бұрын
Yes, that is the distance from Union Station. Who knows, Illinois is paying Metra to extend to Rockford, maybe someday BNSF commuters will come this far.
@JCZ2601NL
@JCZ2601NL 11 ай бұрын
🇳🇱SUPER VIDEO 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯🍀
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
1:19:16 same footage from the trailer
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
This will be the last video of this series!!!
@andrewdiesel487
@andrewdiesel487 11 ай бұрын
Yes sir!, Chicago is the end of the line for the Southwest Chief
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
@@andrewdiesel487you got it.
@Robbi496
@Robbi496 11 ай бұрын
The crossing outside of Earlville is the ex C & NW line to Troy Grove, I do not know if it still goes to Spring Valley, but at least it used to?
@whereisthedollar
@whereisthedollar 11 ай бұрын
When Amtrak had an express package service.
@JR-playlists
@JR-playlists Ай бұрын
Would have been nice to see the entire trainset in the beginning.... "Their" sure is a lot of BN flavor along the line.
@michaelskidmore5086
@michaelskidmore5086 11 ай бұрын
Les Jarrett, I like the videos your posting. Are you going to upload “Narrow gauge combo”? I like that show. Can you upload that show please? Thank you.
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 11 ай бұрын
Will get to it!
@michaelskidmore5086
@michaelskidmore5086 11 ай бұрын
@@RailwayProductions thank you.
@jeffjay2323
@jeffjay2323 9 ай бұрын
the video looked older, but was not sure until it got close to downtown chicago. wow, what a difference.
@RailwayProductions
@RailwayProductions 9 ай бұрын
Things have changed a wee bit…
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
1:16:02 Final Miles to Chicago
@tyhik9338
@tyhik9338 11 ай бұрын
Nice
@rustyc521
@rustyc521 8 ай бұрын
What year was this taken?
@tyhik9338
@tyhik9338 11 ай бұрын
Can you upload Chicago's Metra on KZbin?
@larryandersen681
@larryandersen681 10 ай бұрын
Why were they running on the opposite track the entire way?
@Robbi496
@Robbi496 11 ай бұрын
It ia interesting that the Burlington nvere had a Zephyr to Lo Angeles, but di have one to San Francisco
@brendanwilliams7291
@brendanwilliams7291 11 ай бұрын
Great job, which cab ride can you do next please?
@MJMYouTuber
@MJMYouTuber 11 ай бұрын
Like, Cab ride from the great southwest
@paul.-jj6yh
@paul.-jj6yh Ай бұрын
scenic ride but its d view from d view screen .... pls show driver performing lever action and brakes
@brandonsanmann3931
@brandonsanmann3931 2 ай бұрын
Any Idea What Year was That?
@Dan-uv5lw
@Dan-uv5lw 5 ай бұрын
02/06/2024
@robertab929
@robertab929 9 күн бұрын
Pathetically slow!
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