I just got my new HD camcorder. Anyone want to railfan at the Elmhurst Station tomarow?
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve seen you, Colin–would I recognize you?
Now that Elmfest has packed up and gone away, I can risk a trip into the city after work. We might even be able to put on a good show, if things get cleaned up in Iowa.
Ya might. Im planning on being there around 12-3 or in between there. Cya there Carl
Stick around–I probably won’t get there much before 3. Don’t know yet whether I’ll be driving or biking.
Good point about flooding affecting freight traffic on the UP, CP, and BNSF. The BNSF Transcon was still open; but few places offer legally accessable and interesting phototography. Check the Newswire for updates.
Maybe somewhere along the Milwaukee West Line would be more interesting.
- Elgin north of downtown from across the river in the morning, and along the west bank midday and afternoon offer good spots; but park and island may be flooded.
- Itasca is charming with a nice starbucks across from the station.
- Roselle had a friendly agent and some interesting angles including the bridge over Irving Park Road.
The BNSF Northern Line may be reopened to Chicago, offering a mix of traffic in Metra territory.
The BNSF northern line is reopen but the Ottumwa Sub is closed, whcih is the primary route for coal trains and the Amtrak California Zephyr. The coal trains are detouring via Northtown but the Zephyr is cancelled between Denver and Chicago. On the racetrack the majority of the freight that normally goes through there is uneffected, but the UP has been pretty much been at a standstill with very few trains going through. I don’t think the UP is going to be getting much at all for at least a couple more days.
The UP mainline in Iowa is now reopen, I would think it is going to be getting busy on the Geneva Sub as UP gets the line back to normal operation. Also the Amtrak Empire Builders will be using the BNSF detour route again this weekend so heads up on that.