Soo Line 1003's Chicago Visit 2022

[@gallapagosgallapagos9781]

i like this monster, really

[@jackchen7003]

You are lucky to have a commuter rail like Metra who does these special events. LIRR and metro north never do this

[@TWIGYBNSF]

Thats unfortunate :( I think it has something to do with management with railroads but I'm no expert. But it is a guess

[@Dan_isreal.08]

LIRR owns its own tracks though, Metra wishes, also what steam locomotive that operates nearby could actually operate here

[@UPchallenger3985]

Because there are no mainline engines for that purpose

[@garysprandel1817]

The fine folks of Glenview won't have to worry about mosquitoes for a while.

[@BenBensonStudios]

Very nice to see 1003 on the mainline again! Will they be doing this again next year?

[@TWIGYBNSF]

Don't know. Hope so. It's fun to see mainline steam

[@TrainTrackTrav]

So I'm seeing all these videos of 1003, and I can't help but wonder how they got away with running 1003 on a passenger mainline without being PTC or LeaPTC equipped. Is PTC not required on those lines or something? Either way, some beautiful footage you got. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@TWIGYBNSF]

Thank you! From what I was told that they were allowed to run the engine without PTC on the main and they were restricted to to a certain speed and they had to call out where they were.

[@Tree_4000]

They missed the opportunity for the loco to pull revenue 😂