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Location
Franklin Park is located in the western suburbs of Chicago, near O Hare airport.
Directions/how to get here
From I-290, exit at 25th Avenue northbound, 25th will take you directly into Franklin Park. You can also get here by taking a Metra Milwaukee District West train directly...
Calumet Tower and CP 502 are two great locations to view trains.
Location:
Calumet Tower and CP 502 are both located in East Chicago, Indiana.
Directions:
From I-80/94 exit at Kennedy Avenue northbound. Kennedy ends at the junction. Make a left at the end of Kennedy and make a right...
EMDX 824 leads R-CHI452 east through Naperville. This view will soon change quite drastically, as BNSF is replacing all three signal bridges visable in this photo with new ones.
Amtrak P42 154 pulls into Naperville with the eastbound Illinois Zephyr. The CB&Q signal bridge is currently in the process of being replaced by new signals.
EJ&E SD38-2 670 pushes the Homewood Rail Heritage display train back into Homewood Yard. This year's display had 670, a repainted IC SD40-2, a CN E9 and two business cars. The event seemed to foucs more on the EJ&E this year than anything.
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