Lake Forest Railfanning

Lake Forest Railfanning 

Lake Forest Railfanning

Recorded 3/25/16

As my Spring Break 2016 comes to a close, I took a trip with Jacob Brugioni to Lake Forest train station. It was so much fun that I wished it would never end. Along with that, there were many trains caught on camera including a cool looking Norfolk Southern locomotive. Here are the trains caught in Lake Forest.

1. Inbound Metra (Express)
2. Inbound Metra
3. Amtrak Hiawatha*
4. Inbound Metra (Express)
5. Inbound Metra
6. Outbound Metra
7. Inbound Metra*
8. Inbound Metra
9. Outbound Metra
10. Inbound Metra
11. Outbound Metra
12. Amtrak Hiawatha
13. Amtrak Hiawatha*
14. Inbound Metra
15. Outbound Metra
16. Norfolk Southern Doubleheader Manifest
17. Inbound Metra
18. Canadian Pacific Tanker
19. Outbound Metra*
20. Canadian Pacific Intermodal
21. Inbound Metra
22. Norfolk Southern Doubleheader Manifest
23. Outbound Metra
24. Amtrak Hiawatha*
25. Inbound Metra*
26. Outbound Metra

Highlight of the Day:

19. Outbound Metra*

25. Inbound Metra*

*Hornshow

Lake Villa Railfanning

Lake Villa Railfanning 

Lake Villa Railfanning Recorded on 3/21/16 I made a trip to Lake Villa train station to kick off my Spring Break of 2016. It was a blast! I met many of my friends on the Canadian National railroad which made the day even better! Shoutout to Jacob Brugioni, Branden Phillips, and Mary Phillips for tagging along for the adventure. Here are the following trains seen in order. 

 1. Inbound Metra 

2. Inbound Metra (Express) 

3. Inbound Metra 

4. Canadian National Doubleheader Closed Hopper 

5. Inbound Metra 

6. Outbound Metra 

7. Canadian National Doubleheader Manifest 

8. Inbound Metra 

9. Canadian National Doubleheader Manifest 

10. Canadian National Doubleheader Manifest 

11. Canadian National Doubleheader Manifest

12. Canadian National Quadruple Manifest* 

13. Canadian National Intermodal 

 Highlight of the Day: 

12. Canadian National Quadruple Manifest*

Lake Forest Railfanning

Lake Forest Railfanning

Lake Forest Railfanning

Recorded 3/12/16

I had a wonderful time coming to Lake Forest train station. I saw many trains that I’m really excited to share! The weather was great and it was very action packed. Even though I don’t railfan on the weekends, it was still nice to see what can happen at a train station even on weekends. Shoutout to Jacob Brugioni and Sethamtrak for stopping by!

1. Inbound Metra
2. Amtrak Hiawatha*
3. Amtrak Hiawatha*
4. Inbound Metra
5. Amtrak Hiawatha*
6. Amtrak Hiawatha*
7. Inbound Metra
8. Outbound Metra
9. Inbound Metra (Express)
10. Inbound Metra*
11. Canadian Pacific Intermodal Consist
12. Amtrak Hiawatha*
13. Inbound Metra
14. Outbound Metra
15. Amtrak Hiawatha*
16. Norfolk Southern-Canadian Pacific Tripleheader Mixed Freight Consist*
17. Inbound Metra
18. CSX Doubleheader Mixed Freight Consist
19. Canadian Pacific Doubleheader Autorack/Intermodal Consist
20. Inbound Metra
21. Outbound Metra
22. Amtrak Hiawatha*
23. Amtrak Hiawatha*
24. RCPE Tripleheader Mixed Freight Consist
25. Outbound Metra*

Highlight of the Day:
15. Amtrak Hiawatha*

*Hornshow

Lake Villa Railfanning

Lake Villa Railfanning

Sorry, I completely forgot about posting this. I had no school on Monday, March 6. So how do I spend my day off from school? The answer is simple: Railfanning! I made a trip to Lake Villa train station with my buddy, Branden Phillips. Check out all the trains we caught from 9AM to 2PM.

Tribute to a Hero

Tony Stewart- One Last Ride

Tony Stewart Tribute

What many of you may not know is that I love NASCAR. My favorite driver has always been Tony Stewart because of his adaptability to make other race cars go fast. Despite that 2016 is his final year as a driver, I can't wait to see what he has next. So I decided to create two tribute videos for Tony Stewart. The next tribute video is in progress and will be posted later this week. Enjoy! #SmokeWillRise

Despite of Tony Stewart’s injuries, here is a full tribute video to the person that I call a “hero” because of his adaptability around other race cars. Even though he won’t be in the race car for the Daytona 500, I’d thought I show full support behind Tony Stewart even though he won’t be in the race car for the first half of the season. From his 2002 NASCAR championship to his thrilling 2011 NASCAR championship against Carl Edwards, the man nicknamed “Smoke” has been through the ups and downs. Because the three-time champion is retiring, here is a special tribute from A-Train4014 Productions.

All Access Exclusive

All Access Exclusive: A-Train4014 Productions

My friend, Caleb Lapinskas is one of my good friends in my Broadcast Journalism class and he wanted to get an inside look on the magic behind A-Train4014 Productions for his final exam video news package. Here is what he found. All the work is done by Caleb Lapinskas. From the voiceover, editing, and video footages. Shoutout to Caleb Lapinskas for taking an inside look at A-Train4014 Productions.

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour

World's Greatest Hobby on Tour 

Recorded on January 17, 2016

I made a trip to the Schaumburg Convention Center for the World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour Train Show. I had a great time especially seeing some new model railroad products for the future. Also check out near the end of the video of my goodies as well as a video clip of me taking controls of a model train only using an iPad.

Lake Forest Railfanning

Lake Forest Railfanning: First of 2016

Lake Forest Railfanning: First of 2016

Recorded on 1/15/16

How do I spend my day off from school? Railfanning! I made a trip to Lake Forest train station for my first railfanning adventure of 2016! Witness the first of many trains to come later this year. Shoutout to Jacob Brugioni for stopping by and tagging along.

1. Inbound Metra
2. Inbound Metra (Express)
3. Inbound Metra
4. Amtrak Hiawatha
5. Inbound Metra (Express)
6. Inbound Metra
7. Outbound Metra
8. Inbound Metra
9. Inbound Metra
10. Outbound Metra
11. Inbound Metra
12. Canadian Pacific Intermodal Consist
13. Outbound Metra
14. Amtrak Hiawatha*
15. Amtrak Hiawatha*
16. Inbound Metra
17. Outbound Metra*
18. Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Mixed Consist
19. Inbound Metra
20. Outbound Metra
21. Amtrak Hiawatha*
22. Inbound Metra*
23. Norfolk Southern Doubleheader Mixed Consist
24. Outbound Metra*
25. Amtrak Hiawatha
26. Inbound Metra
27. Outbound Metra

Highlight of the Day:

17. Outbound Metra*

*Hornshow

NEW Introduction Video

NEW Introduction

Happy New Year to all! The moment you all been waiting for: A NEW Introduction video! 

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

A-Train4014 Productions would like to wish everyone a safe and healthy Happy Holidays! As a special treat, here is a sneak peek on what to expect next year. Most importantly, its a brand NEW introduction video that has been worked on for months. Here is a sneak peek of the new introduction video for A-Train4014 Productions. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Lake Villa Railfanning

Lake Villa Railfanning

Lake Villa Railfanning

Recorded on 12/18/15

After finishing final exams, school was over and my winter break begins! What better way to make a trip to Lake Villa train station to kickoff my two week winter break. Even though it was very cold, I was able to keep warm and see some trains.

1. Inbound Metra*
2. Canadian National Doubleheader Intermodal
3. Canadian National Tripleheader Manifest*

Highlight of the Day:
3. Canadian National Tripleheader Manifest*

*Hornshow

CP Holiday Train: Bonus Coverage

CP Holiday Train: Bonus Coverage

I finished editing and creating my bonus coverage of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train in Gurnee, Illinois. I included my own voiceover as well as interviews which is part of the requirements to make a great news package. This was my final exam project for broadcast class in school and I thought I'd share my final product on A-Train4014 Productions. All the work of editing, creating, interviewing, and video footages are done by me. By the way, I received an A on my project  which made it persuaded me to put it on A-Train4014 Productions. Enjoy! P.S. Eagle Eye News is the name of the broadcast team at Lakes Community High School in which I'm apart of for signing up for Broadcast Journalism class.

Lake Forest Railfanning: Special Catch

Lake Forest Railfanning: Special Catch

Lake Forest Railfanning: Special Catch

Recorded on 12/5/15

I made another surprise trip to Lake Forest Train Station. One of my friends, Caleb Lapinskas from my broadcast class is interested in using A-Train4014 Productions as a news package for a final exam project. Stay tuned for more updates and Caleb's project will be posted here soon. While railfanning, I caught a really special diesel locomotive that I never thought I would catch before. Pay attention to the second locomotive in this freight train.

1. Canadian Pacific-Norfolk Southern (Wabash 1070) Manifest

CP Holiday Train

CP Holiday Train

CP Holiday Train

Gurnee, Illinois

Recorded on 12/4/15

I made a special trip to Gurnee, Illinois near Viking Middle School to catch the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train! What a great way to kick off the holiday season and spread some cheer. It's been a tradition for a while and I hope to see the Holiday Train again and again! Also came along a few trains too! Check out the special trip to Gurnee, Illinois.

1. CSX Doubleheader Closed Hopper
2. Amtrak Hiawatha*
3. Amtrak Hiawatha*
4. Canadian Pacific Holiday Train*

*Hornshow