I Helped Decide the Destination of this Train

It's time for another ride aboard Metra, Chicago's commuter rail system! Today we're featuring the Southwest Service, which only has weekday service. This line has gone by many names in the past, like the Norfolk Southern Line, or my personal favorite, the Orland Park Cannonball.
Most trains terminate in Orland Park, while a few continue south to Manhattan, Illinois. A few of these trains are special "flag to discharge" trains, which will only run to Manhattan upon request. I was aboard one of those, and asked the conductor to run the train all the way to Manhattan.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Chicago Union Station
1:49 Interior Tour
3:18 Departure
3:46 Flag to Discharge, explained
5:17 History of the Southwest Service
6:38 Oak Lawn Patriot Station
6:59 It gets greener
7:46 Orland Park
8:22 Laraway Road
10:01 Manhattan
12:04 Lyft Ride to New Lenox
12:28 New Lenox Station
12:52 Eating a Hot Dog at Joey's
13:14 Taking the Rock Island District back to Chicago