Museum Campus/11th St.
Metra, IL
Arrivals & departures
Next ~4 hours. Live trip updates from the operator's GTFS-RT feed where available; schedule-based otherwise. Delays surface as a red chip when the feed reports them.
- Metra ME_ME126_V3_BArr 8:00:46 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME217_V1_BArr 8:09:47 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME218_V2_BArr 8:15:21 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME123_V3_BArr 8:28:20 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME327_V2_BArr 8:30:00 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME324_V2_BArr 8:34:18 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME128_V2_BArr 8:55:31 PMscheduledOn time
- Metra ME_ME220_V2_BArr 9:17:31 PMscheduledOn time
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Gear up
The starter kit serious railfans wish they'd bought day one. Each link earns us a small Amazon Associates referral — we only list gear we'd actually carry.
Reading a CSX road number off a passing unit at half a mile = magic. 10x42 is the railfan sweet spot — enough power, still light enough to hold steady. Nikon's PROSTAFF 3S is the standard recommendation: under $150 and the optics punch above the price. ($120-$170)
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Identify any modern diesel by its hood, cab, and radiator profile. Once you can spot the difference between an SD70ACe and an SD70M-2 at 400 yards, you've crossed the line into real railfanning. Kalmbach's editions are the standard. ($20-$30)
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Florida + Texas + Arizona + Southern California railfanning is unforgiving at noon. UPF 50 wide-brim with a chin strap so it doesn't blow off in the train slipstream. ($15-$30)
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Nearby railfan spots
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