BNSF Railway & Amtrak Trains around Cameron, IL - March 30, 2024

In Northwest Illinois, there is a railroad town known for several BNSF lines coming together that make one big railroading hub for the Midwest. This town is known as Galesburg. While there are many great railfanning locations around Galesburg, one of the best is the small village of Cameron about 11 miles to the west of Galesburg. Here BNSF's Ottumwa Subdivision from Galesburg into Iowa and BNSF's Chillicothe Subdivision, part of their Southern Transcon from Chicago to Los Angeles pass through town. In this video, we will see a selection of BNSF & Amtrak trains in town and at the infamous Cameron Connector just east of Cameron.

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0:00 - BNSF Q-CHIPEA
1:37 - Amtrak 5 & Amtrak 6
2:56 - BNSF S-LBELPC
5:04 - BNSF H-BRCKCK
8:51 - BNSF H-KCKBRC & BNSF Z-EAPCHI
14:08 - Amtrak 3

Train 1: BNSF Q-CHIPEA (Corwith, IL - Pearland, TX)
BNSF 6228 (ES44AC)
FXE 4023 (SD70ACe)

Trains 2 & 3: Amtrak 5 & 6

Amtrak 5: California Zephyr (Union Station, Chicago, IL - Emeryville, CA)
AMTK 82 (P42DC)
AMTK 11 (P42DC)

Amtrak 6: California Zephyr (Emeryville, CA - Union Station, Chicago, IL)
AMTK 187 (P42DC)
AMTK 157 (P42DC)

Train 4: BNSF S-LBELPC (Pier E, Long Beach, CA - Logistics Park, Elwood, IL)
BNSF 6797 (ES44C4)
BNSF 4400 (C44-9W)
BNSF 4674 (C44-9W)
BNSF 7419 (ES44DC)
BNSF 3766 (ET44C4)

Train 5: BNSF H-BRCKCK (Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL (BRC) - Argentine Yard, Kansas City, KS)
BNSF 5425 (C44-9W)
BNSF 5414 (C44-9W)

Trains 6 & 7: BNSF H-KCKBRC & BNSF Z-EAPCHI

BNSF H-KCKBRC (Argentine Yard, Kansas City, KS - Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL (BRC)
BNSF 6213 (ES44AC)
BNSF 4615 (C44-9W)
BNSF 8128 (ES44C4)
BNSF 5061 (C44-9W) DPU

BNSF Z-EAPCHI (Eagle Pass, TX (FXE) - Corwith, IL)
BNSF 6378 (ES44AC)
BNSF 4130 (C44-9W)
BNSF 4080 (C44-9W)

Train 8: Amtrak 3: Southwest Chief (Union Station, Chicago, IL - Union Station, Los Angeles, CA)
AMTK 147 (P42DC)
AMTK 181 (P42DC)