Railfanning DeKalb and West Chicago, IL May 15th, 2026

I spent the first half of the day on UP's Geneva Sub in Illinois starting off with a couple of trains in DeKalb and spending the rest of the time in West Chicago where the CN Leithton Sub crosses the Geneva Sub. This place even features some Metra passenger trains. Train List 1. IG3SK at DeKalb 2. CNAOK9 coal loads next behind 3. CN S75391 with a BNSF leader crossing the Geneva Sub 4. Metra Train 44 heading to Chicago 5. Metra Train 29 westbound 6. ILBG4 eastbound 7. CN M39331 arriving in West Chicago 8. CN U72371 heading north 9. CN Q19991 heading north 10 and 11. Metra Trains 31 and 48 going by 12. Metra Train 50 eastbound 13. Metra Train 33 westbound 14. CN Q11791 northbound 15 and 16. ZBRG2 and MPRNP going by 17. MMTYC eastbound 18. MCBCH eastbound 19. Metra Train 52 eastbound 20. Metra Train 35 westbound 21. ZG2BRB westbound 22. ZIEG2 eastbound