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A new CTRail Genesis on its way east, a Shuttlewagon on regular duty in the Amtrak yard at CUS, Amtrak maintenance yellow iron and track bits, and Amtrak trash waiting to be cleaned up on the platform inside CUS.
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I’m adding some commuting on the LIRR to switch things up a bit. I love the no boom box sticker! I haven’t seen or heard a boom box in decades!!
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More Chicago action. A lot of the new Siemens locos are starting to show up. I like the paint scheme!
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2 great terminals! Thanks for posting! 
A few more from Chicago before the July 4th tourists take over for baseball, fireworks and NASCAR!! The view out of an office building shows all of the Canadian wildfire smoke that is blanketing the region. It smells like a campfire
The video shows the great view you get from the upper deck of the Metra cars. Ever wonder what was in those gondolas as they pass by?
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What car is this? I did the California Zephyr and don't recall any superliners with two levels of huge windows like this.
Is this a new superliner car?
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@Jeff_the_Coaster_Guy posted:
What car is this? I did the California Zephyr and don't recall any superliners with two levels of huge windows like this.
Is this a new superliner car?
While railfanning, I have seen them on the California Zephyr for at least the last 10 years and most of these lounges that I saw had the older Superliner 1, style trucks on them. So, they had to be a few decades old.
These are just my opinion.
Naveen Rajan
@naveenrajan posted:
While railfanning, I have seen them on the California Zephyr for at least the last 10 years and most of these lounges that I saw had the older Superliner 1, style trucks on them. So, they had to be a few decades old.
These are just my opinion.
Naveen Rajan
Yes, the lounge cars have been on the Chicago to west coast routes for decades. I rode on one as a kid in the ‘80’s. It’s hard to see in the pic, but there are also windows on the roof so you can look up at the sky or look up to see the mountains. They only run one of these cars per train and once moving the seats in there are unreserved and first come, first served. Here is a pic with better lighting so you can see the roof top windows.
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Friday July 7 was a super busy day at CUS. Lots of summer tourist traffic. The lines for food (Chick Fil A, Sbarro, McDonald’s, Starbucks) were long and the crowds were upbeat and excited to be headed out on adventures in the city or somewhere across the country. I actually enjoy these super busy days instead of the days that are mostly commuters since the energy level and excitement is much higher for tourists than us dreary business people quietly marching to the office!! I didn’t take any pictures of the crowds, but you can see by the number of bags and Amtrak workers loading up one baggage car the trains were packed.
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Ever wonder how Amtrak parks its Trackmobile? Here it is outside the main maintenance shed south of Chicago Union Station. They can drive it over the concrete to whichever track they need it on and the set it on the rails.
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It’s been awhile since my last post, but here are some new pics.
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Christmas time at Chicago Union Station. It’s great to see the huge crowds back now that the Polar Express is running again!
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Christmas time in Denver! Such a great station. 
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It’s been super cold, but Amtrak and Metra keep on running!
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I thought this was a cool view from the Madison Street bridge looking under the office towers to the rails hidden under the city. Can you spot the hidden Metra loco?!
