Weekend Railfanning on the BNSF Chillicothe and Mendota subs 12/14/19 & 12/15/19

Описание: Despite a busy weekend ahead of me, I had enough time in the morning on both days to do some railfanning first on the BNSF Chillicothe sub near Wenona, IL and the BNSF Mendota sub in Mendota, IL. The traffic was decent during both visits and of note a westbound Union Pacific z-train with a SD70AH leader and a baretablewith CSX and Ferromex power. Enjoy and don't forget to comment and subscribe!!!!
BNSF Chillicothe sub near Wenona, IL 12/14/19
0:00 A eastbound BNSF baretable led by CSX 3335 (ET44AH built 7/2015) and FXE 4043 (SD70ACe built 6/2011), passes through near Wenona, IL. I had seen the engines go over Route 251 and it was going no quicker than 45-50 mph so I tried catching up to it but the paved road ended.
1:20 A fast eastbound BNSF stack train led by BNSF 7459 (ES44DC built 10/2010) and 7345 (ES44DC built 12/2009), passes through near Wenona, IL.
3:11 A fast eastbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 7439 (ES44DC built 2010), 7385 (ES44DC built 2/2010), 7818 (ES44DC built 2010), and 7424 (ES44DC built 2010), passes through near Wenona, IL.
5:27 A fast eastbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 3949 (ET44C4 built 2015), 8233 (ES44C4 built 2014), 5478 (C44-9W built 2000), 4430 (C44-9W built 1999), and 5157 (C44-9W built 2004), passes through near Wenona, IL.
7:10 A fast eastbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 7367 (ES44DC built 2/2010), 3981 (ET44C4 built 2015), 4287 (ES44C4 built 2016), 5961 (ES44AC built 2006), and 5226 (C44-9W built 5/2002), passes through near Wenona, IL.
9:10 A fast eastbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 8359 (ES44C4 built 2015), 7065 (ES44C4 built 7/2012), 8078 (ES44C4 built 2014), 4509 (H3 C44-9W built 1999), and 8271 (ES44C4 built 11/2014), passes through near Wenona, IL.
9:56 A westbound BNSF stack train led by BNSF 7203 (ES44DC built 1/2009), 6522 (ES44C4 built 11/2013), and 8222 (ES44C4 built 2014 DPU), passes through near Wenona, IL.
13:13 A fast eastbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 8265 (ES44C4 built 2014), 4201 (ES44C4 built 2017), 7041 (ES44C4 built 2012), 8178 (ES44C4 built 2014), and 6765 (ES44C4 built 2011), passes through near Wenona, IL.
14:13 A fast eastbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 5150 (C44-9W built 2004), 7450 (ES44DC built 2010), 5485 (C44-9W built 2000), and 7941 (ES44C4 built 12/2014), passes through near Wenona, IL.
15:45 A fast westbound BNSF z-train led by BNSF 5041 (C44-9W built 2004), 7238 (ES44DC built 2009), 7212 (ES44DC built 1/2009), 8223 (ES44C4 built 2014), and 5036 (C44-9W built 2004), passes through near Wenona, IL.
17:45 A fast westbound Union Pacific z-train (Z-G4CI) led by UP 9103 (SD70AH built 12/2018), 5329 (ES44AC built 2006), 7376 (ES44AC built 2009), and 8642 (SD70ACe built 2008 DPU), passes through near Wenona, IL.
BNSF Mendota sub Mendota, IL 12/15/19
20:39 A westbound BNSF power move with a BNSF SD70ACe, BNSF ES44DC, BNSF SD70MAC, Ferromex SD70ACe, BNSF C44-9W, and a BNSF SD70ACe, passes through Mendota, IL.
21:25 A westbound BNSF mixed manifest led by BNSF 7024 (ES44C4 built 2012), 7057 (ES44C4 built 7/2012), 5836 (ES44AC built 10/2005), and 6594 (ES44C4 built 11/2013), and another westbound BNSF mixed manifest pass through Mendota, IL.
25:02 A westbound BNSF sand train led by BNSF 4642 (C44-9W built 2000), 261 (SD75M built 1996), and 8582 (SD70ACe built 2014 DPU), passes through Mendota, IL.
27:15 A westbound BNSF mixed manifest led by BNSF 5302 (C44-9W built 2001), 7301 (ES44DC built 2009), and 5133 (C44-9W built 2004), passes through Mendota, IL.
30:12 The westbound Amtrak Carl Sandburg led by IDTX 4631 (SC-44 Charger built 2017-18), continues west after stopping at the nearby Mendota, IL Amtrak station.
31:49 The eastbound Amtrak Illinois Zephyr led by IDTX 4607 (SC-44 Charger built 2017-18), stops at the Mendota, IL Amtrak station before continuing east.