Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line Cab Ride! (Crystal Lake - Chicago OTC) PALATINE EXPRESS 8/15/2023

Filmed on UPNW Train Number 614

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

Table of contents: 0:00 Crystal Lake 1:20 McHenry branch merges with the main line 2:24 Pingree Road 7:40 Cary 10:34 Crossing the Fox River 11:09 Fox River Grove 12:16 Algonquin Road grade crossing 12:21 Memorial to the victims of the 1995 bus collision 17:10 Barrington Yard 17:55 Crossing the EJ&E diamond 18:31 Barrington 20:39 Start of triple track, train crosses over to center track 25:31 Palatine 29:13 Arlington Park crossovers 29:40 Arlington Park 30:51 Arlington Heights 33:22 Mount Prospect 34:19 Cumberland crossovers 34:36 Cumberland 35:25 Deval Junction crossovers 35:48 Crossing Union Pacific New Line 36:00 Crossing North Central Service 36:45 Des Plaines 37:45 Overtaking an inbound local 38:11 I-294 Tri-State Tollway 38:38 Dee Road 40:09 Park Ridge 41:07 Edison Park 42:15 Norwood Park 43:00 I-90 44:19 Jefferson Park 45:05 Mayfair Crossovers 45:41 Mayfair Junction (crossing the Milwaukee District North Line) 46:57 Irving Park 51:35 Clybourn 51:51 Merge with Union Pacific North Line 57:20 Merge with Union Pacific West Line 57:30 Northwestern Station Interlocking 58:42 Northwestern Station

[@fabbrains]

Oh! ! it's the best. Thank you for your valuable video. from Japan.

[@Coaster_Railfan]

Thanks!

[@JohnAckerman93]

Very cool video! You should do a cab ride video for all the Metra lines. That would really be something

[@Coaster_Railfan]

Thanks! I plan on doing that

[@coleallen3895]

They really should grade separate the diamond crossings on the Northwest line (the MD-N/UP-NW diamond as well as the diamond in Des Plaines with CN and another UP line). It would increase train speeds on that line

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

There’s a lot that Metra could do to increase speeds on all their lines. Wish they would take an initiative to try and do what GO in Toronto is doing

[@BroadwayLTDProductions]

Yeah they would be able to remove those 35 mph speed restrictions there!

[@ronaldsummons6100]

time of daty would help understand seeing passengers load and unload.

[@Ddrhodes123]

Given it’s running center track inbound, this is an early morning weekday train. I don’t know what schedule changes have occurred since this was filmed, but according to the May 30 schedule, there are only two trains with stops in Crystal Lake and run center track - train 614 lv CL at 5:55am arrive 7:02 and train 628 lv CL at 6:55, arrive 8:02. It’s hard to tell which even looking at the timing of the outbound trains. Although the Kennedy Expressway is still moving inbound and the station isn’t full with trains, I would guess this is the earlier train.