Back in August of 2012 a big "train fan" did something he has always wanted to do.

Dusk, train.
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There was a train doing work on the KD Line, and the train chase began at Spring Creek Road and Auburn Street. I didn't know this was a thing, but the excitement in this guys voice is something special.

Here is the quote from Traintanic94 on his YouTube Channel:

I was down at Sinnissippi Park and saw this train stopped at the park. It turns out that the train crew had stopped at the park for lunch. This allowed me to FINALLY do my long-awaited KD Line train chase. We start our chase at Spring Creek Road/Auburn Street. Then, we stop briefly at River Lane for a shot there. Finally, we continue to Rock Valley Oil & Chemical and watch the train drop off the tank car.

So train chasing is a thing, awesome. I was kinda hoping for the Amtrak Train that was talked about years ago that would go from Rockford to Chicago and even to St Louis. Until then I think I'll just do a little local train chasing.

 

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