Metra's Crazy Rush Hour in Downtown Chicago

4K - Two hours of action footage at the busy Metra Ogilvie Transportation Center, packed into 30 minutes! Known as the old Chicago & Northwestern Depot, this busy station now serves as the terminus for all three of the Metra Union Pacific Line trains. Action is plentiful here, especially during peak hours, with something either coming or going at any given time; truly a great train watching spot! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the finest of Metra rush hour action!
Train info listed in chapters.
Thanks for watching! | Video and Content by MichaelLovesTrains 2023
Timeline:
0:00 - Ogilvie Transportation Center
0:10 - METX 159
1:18 - METX 128 SWITCHING
2:07 - METX 173
3:07 - METX 136
4:20 - METX 8413 / METX 791
5:36 - METX 178 SWITCHING
6:27 - METX 8423 / METX 90 / UPY 711 YARD JOB
8:26 - METX 143
9:40 - METX 8404 / METX 74
11:17 - UPY 711 SWITCHING
11:40 - METX 8470 / METX 138
13:09 - METX 8515 / METX 8526 RACE
14:44 - METX 145
16:02 - METX 128
16:34 - METX 174
17:44 - METX 164
18:58 - METX 8467 / METX 147 OPERATION LIFESAVER UNIT
20:34 - METX 162
21:34 - METX 137 / METX 8418 MEET
23:04 - METX 138
24:04 - METX 8417 / METX 133
25:08 - METX 166
26:03 - METX 130 / METX 76 DOUBLEHEADER
26:42 - METX 139 SWITCHING
27:05 - METX 90 C&NW HERITAGE UNIT
28:30 - METX 126
29:40 - METX 133
30:38 - METX 150

[@havenas1020yt]

Beautiful video!!! Best part was the race at 13:17

[@TKA_YT8]

I saw 173, 104, and 102 today

[@Toronto_Railfan]

I love the train that had the C&NW heritage unit

[@CRtrain]

Love these shots. Love trains in Chicago

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

Nice video!

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

Love the cnw heritage unit!

[@deauvilledad07]

That's some rush hour, with up to 1000 passengers per train that's truly spectacular.. Great video Michael.well done 🤓

[@Ryan-on5on]

Outside of the New York area commuter railroads - which are truly in a league of their own as far as ridership volume and service frequency are concerned - no U.S. railroad sees more heavy-duty passenger commuting traffic at peak times than Metra. This video attests to that!!!

[@rchilde1]

As always, NY #1 and Chicago #2.

[@antonioaraujo3029]

Parabéns belo vídeo. Nunca tinha visto um tráfego tão grande de trens

[@amtrak706]

Beautifully shot! What camera do you use?

[@dwaynetaylor4165]

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[@princessofthecape2078]

Scary place. Couldn't pay me any money to do more than change planes in Chicago.

[@calvinbarr6919]

Lmao, media got you good

[@CRtrain]

Good because the city doesn’t want you. Stick to watching OAN

[@havenas1020yt]

Go outside and touch grass

[@cwshawk]

Changing planes? I doubt you even get out of your front door.