Metra Yard, FEC and CP, watch till the end.

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Hi there railfans.
Interesting video today. It all starts off as normal but the end is a little different than the footage you normally see.
First up is the FEC 105 passing south of New Smyrna Beach Airport. It is almost the same train as the previous I showed with the only difference the numbers on the engines which are one up from the previous. #805 is in the Champion colors and #819 in the GrupoMexico colors. Both are GE ES44C4's.
Next up is METX 2232 being pushed through Franklin Park Station on the way to Union Station via the MD-W Line. #421 is MPI MP36PH-3S.
The next train is a CP train pulling into the yard with #8789 in the lead, a GE ES44AC and #8561, a GE AC4400CW, trailing.
The last part of the video I filmed during a ride to Chicago passing one of the Metro Yards south of W Grande Ave and just west of Western Avenue Station. I was on METX 110 on the NCS Line.
The engines you will see are there sitting for a while already and not sure they will move again on their own power. #74 and #93 are are EMD F59PHI's, #215 is an EMD F40PH-3, #86 is again an EMD F59PHI, #5 is an EMD SW1500, #614 and #611 are EMD F40C's.
The last one is still going strong and is an EMD F59PH with #99.
The last train of the video is coming from OTC, Ogilvie Transportation Center. It probably is going into the yard since there are no scheduled trains around that time of day. The OTC is just on the north side of Union Station. When you exit the north entrances/exits of Union station you go left and it’s on the other side of the major traffic intersection and the fun part is, you have to go to the second floor to catch the train. Union Station is below ground level and OTC on the second floor.
That's all for today railfans, I hope you enjoyed the video and hope to see you back soon.
Have an awesome rest of your day.