Pacing A Union Pacific Empty Coal Drag, Joliet, IL.

Late one night while driving back from Lockport with a friend, I saw the Columbus St. crossing activate. I knew it would most likely be an empty PLAINES coal coming off the CN Joliet Subdivision heading into EJ&E's East Joliet Yard. In order to get there, these trains need to pass over the connection track between the CN Joliet Subdivision and the EJ&E Yard. The line is in fairly rough shape consisting of jointed rail. The cars you see behind the coal train are bad-ordered EJ&E cars sitting in EJ&E's H-Yard which years ago, used to be an interchange point of the IC, EJ&E and ATSF.
As for the pace, I switched seats with my friend and he drove while I filmed.
UP AC4400CW #5718
UP AC4400CW #6000
UP AC4400CW #5948
EJ&E Connection Track.
Filmed on 1-11-09
(c) 9th Street Productions.

[@vigo894]

I like seeing the eerie lights coming out of the second and third locomotives. Pretty cool.

[@jolietdave3750]

At about the 2:50 mark you passed the house I grew up in. Back in the day besides all the EJ&E trains, my favorite was the CWEX coal train pulled by 6 GM&O GP30's and 35's. On it's North American tour in the early 70's the Flying Scotsman passed by here too.

[@RochelleXing]

Good Video Frank!!

[@UPTurner]

Nice Video Frank!!

[@trainmandan05]

cool!