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Metra Rail to Chicago O’Hare

Did you know, CTA Blue Line is not the only form of public transportation that is available to and from Downtown Chicago?
Metra, Chicago’s commuter rail system, can also get you from Downtown Chicago to Chicago O’Hare .

It’s fairly simple:

- Take Metra’s Antioch Line from Chicago Union Station to the O’Hare Transfer Station

- Take a free shuttle bus to all Terminals

As of 2020, service on the Antioch Line has been severly cut back due to a huge drop in ridership. Currently, there is only one inbound train to Chicago in the morning, and one outbound train from Chicago in the evening.
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Z-100 Bridge Completion Event

We celebrated the completion of the Z-100 bridge in Elgin, IL. The Fox River bridge was the only single-track segment along the Milwaukee District West Line, which created a rail bottleneck that affected service. The new, double-track bridge built to modern standards relieves rail congestion and provides a safer, more reliable ride. Metra broke ground on the project in November of 2017.
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Metra UP-N Line NEW TRACK Finished!

For the past 7 years, the Metra UP-Line Bridge Replacement Project has been going on. They recently passed a milestone by completing all the new bridges and laying and opening the new track. The next steps are to remove the old track and bridges and finish the Ravenswood Station.
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Chicago Metra Commuter Rail

This video shows some of the Metra operations just north of Union Station and Ogilvie Transport Center in downtown Chicago. Its interesting to watch the deadhead trains wait their turn to enter Ogilvie Station preparing to enter service for the afternoon rush hour. It is a choreographed dance! There are a few Amtrak trains also to keep things interesting.
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The Metra / RTA E Units

Let's take a trip back in time to the mid to late 1980's! Watch as the old former vintage UP/C&NW E8 and E9's still at work in commuter service during their final years on the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) before the last one retired from service in 1988. These videos were filmed by Bob Cliff who shot all these fantastic videos from 1985-1987. Be sure to subscribe for more classic train videos coming soon!

Metra CB&Q Heritage Unit!

Here we have Metra METX 211 heading east on a Saturday service train. We catch this train at Riverside as we pull up then grab a shot as the train departs. Please note I am trying out shorts and seeing if they work for me! This clip has been cropped and edited to fit the YouTube short criteria.

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Metra Trains meet with some Horn!

On a perfect afternoon we are at Clinton Street in Downtown Chicago Illinois. We caught a Metra meet including a little horn from light power move.

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Metra Trains on the Same Track!

A pair of Metra trains use the same track as they head for the Shops in Chicago. These trains are under yard limits which allows them to run close to each other as such. The second train stopped to switch tracks and head to a different tracks.

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Metra arrives on time in a 14 degrees Fahrenheit Blizzard!

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We watch eastbound Metra train number 1264 arrive and depart on time at their station in Hinsdale, Illinois, on Thursday, December 22, 2022. On time with a blizzard and a temperature of 14 degrees Fahrenheit!
Two EMD F40PH-3 locomotives are propelling train 1264, which operates from Aurora, Illinois to Chicago Union Station, making most stops in between.

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Metra Milwaukee Road Heritage Unit!

On an outbound scoot the Metra Milwaukee Heritage unit heads west under CP MORGAN. As they are clearing them met an inbound set. Our goal on this short trip was to catch the CB&Q heritage unit as it is pretty sharp. That did not happen, but this unit was definitely a good fine as its colors really pop against the clouds and Chicago Skyline. #MilwaukeeRoad #Metra #Chicago

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A Metra Express disappears in a cloud of Snow!

Russell Sharp Train Videos
Watch Metra express train number 1301 race past their station on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Racetrack, in Hinsdale, Illinois, on Thursday, December 22, 2022, and disappear in a cloud of snow!
Then go into their Hinsdale station waiting room and warm up after being outside in the 21 degrees Fahrenheit temperature!
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Metra Private Car Special and CN/IC Local 5/23/2022

Taken on 5/23/2022

Metra Private Car Special with a few private cars running from Chicago’s LaSalle St Station to Union Station via the rock island district to Joliet and up the Heritage Corridor to Chicago Union Station.

First was taken passing through Blue Island with F59PH 97 leading F40PH-3 104

As I waited for the trip up the HC second train is the IC 3138 and 3108 passing Willow Springs, IL with CN L535 after switching Rowell Chemicals heading back to Glenn Yard.

Metra PV special passing north through Lemont on the cn Joliet sub. towards Chicago Union Station with METX 104 leading METX 97

Metra Train Review: Chicago to Glen Ellyn

As a more well-known commuter rail service, does Metra provide more than other commuter trains or will provide the average commuter experience? Join me as we take a few minutes to travel from Chicago's Ogilvie Station to Glen Ellyn in DuPage County!

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00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Detailed Info on Metra Trains
02:13 - Info on Ogilvie Station
02:35 - Boarding Train 513
02:47 - Old & Average
02:50 - Seats
03:22 - Departing Chicago
03:53 - Disappointing Windows
04:03 - Quick Info on Restrooms
04:11 - B-Roll Footage
04:15 - Purchasing Tickets
04:37 - B-Roll Footage
04:43 - Aging of Metra's Fleet
04:58 - B-Roll Footage
05:00 - Arrival into Glen Ellyn
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Dusting Dixon, IL

CR is at Dixon, IL on the Burlington Northern. SD40's Eastbound, a pair of Amtrak trains and a BN meet with SP on trackage rights. 11/3/93 per the notes. There's more to come. Please consider subscribing. Thanks.

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Amtrak and Metra action at LaGrange, Illinois!

Russell Sharp Train Videos
First up ⬆️we have Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief passing the Metra/Amtrak LaGrange Road station at LaGrange, Illinois on the afternoon of November 23, 2022.
Next we have Metra eastbound train 1262 stopping at their LaGrange Road station.

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