Metra's Crazy Morning Rush at Chicago Union Station

60+ trains featured in just 45 minutes! Located on the North end of Chicago Union Station, is Canal Street. A popular trainspotting location in Downtown Chicago, this spot provides endless Metra and Amtrak action, as all Northbound trains departing Chicago Union Station, traverse this location. Needless to say, action here is quite plentiful, and can occasionally cause some chaos between the city traffic and train traffic!

Featured here is a typical, busy morning rush hour for Metra trains on the Milwaukee District West, Milwaukee District North, and North Central Service lines. Amtrak's Hiawatha service running between Chicago and Milwaukee also makes an appearance. Footage mostly from February / March 2023, as well as mid 2024.

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Timeline:
0:00 - METX 506
0:59 - METX 89
1:55 - METX 8519 / METX 509
2:44 - METX 405 (Milwaukee Road Heritage Unit)
3:30 - METX 513
4:24 - IDTX 4623 "The Hiawatha"
5:13 - METX 8543 / METX 421 / METX 411
6:00 - METX 93 / METX 107
7:14 - METX 8535 / METX 97
8:13 - METX 92
9:09 - METX 95
10:24 - METX 123
11:30 - METX 99
12:27 - METX 73
13:38 - METX 8523 / METX 92
14:25 - METX 8468 / METX 104 (City of Chicago Special Livery)
15:22 - METX 91
16:22 - METX 426
17:13 - METX 8544 / METX 423
18:00 - METX 8540
18:25 - METX 411 / METX 421
19:14 - METX 80
20:07 - IDTX 4614
21:02 - METX 88
21:47 - METX 8503 / METX 123
22:44 - METX 110
23:43 - METX 403
24:39 - METX 97
25:24 - METX 423
26:10 - METX 99
26:35 - METX 421
27:24 - METX 84
27:47 - METX 8401 / METX 124
28:35 - METX 8523 / METX 103
29:24 - IDTX 4628
30:03 - METX 77
31:22 - METX 423
31:59 - METX 421
33:16 - METX 413 / METX 94
34:34 - METX 422
35:23 - METX 405 (Milwaukee Road Heritage Unit)
36:27 - METX 107
37:18 - METX 175
38:17 - METX 107
39:24 - METX 144 / METX 163
40:18 - METX 85
41:07 - METX 423
41:42 - METX 93
42:27 - AMTK 90221
43:28 - METX 411
44:20 - METX 514