On this cold night in April 2007, Amtrak locomotive no. 63 leads Lincoln Service train No. 305 through downtown Springfield, IL.  As the train passes, the engineer sees me and gives a greeting on the horn.  Recorded April 5, 2007.

Amtrak 63 South at Springfield, IL - 4/5/2007

Amtrak P42DC locomotive No. 200 leads the westbound Carl Sandburgh, train 381, into and out of Plano, IL.  Recorded April 5, 2015.

Amtrak 200 West at Plano, IL - 4/5/2015

Amtrak locomotives No. 151 and 54 lead southbound Lincoln Service train No. 301 out of Springfield, IL, with the engineer putting on quite a horn concert.  Recorded June 13, 2010.

Amtrak 151 Departing Springfield, IL - 6/13/2010

Michael Hansen sings "Can't Help Falling in Love" at his sister's wedding on July 17, 2015.

Can't Help Falling in Love - Michael Hansen

Metra MP36PH-3S #413 leads an outbound train past Elgin Ave. in Elgin, IL. Recorded March 25, 2015.

Metra 413 at South Elgin, IL - 3/25/2015

Metra F59PH #97 makes its inaugural run on Milwaukee District West Line train #2215, with F40PH-3 #106 trailing. Recorded November 6, 2015.

Metra F59PH #97 at Elgin, IL - 11/6/2015

Metra F40PH-2 #145 leads a westbound commuter train through Villa Park, IL.  Recorded May 14, 2009.

Metra 145 at Villa Park, IL - 5/14/2009

Amtrak P42DC locomotive #174 leads the westbound Carl Sandburg, train 381, out of Plano, IL.  Recorded on Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2015

Amtrak 174 at Plano, IL - 11/26/2015

Michael Hansen performs his piano transcription of Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" from the opera Gianni Schicchi. Recorded at the Omni Severin Hotel in Indianapolis, IN on 7/17/2015.

O mio babbino caro - Arr. Michael Hansen

Michael Hansen performs his "Lamentation in A Minor" at the Little Home Church by the Wayside in Wayne, IL.  Recorded November 8, 2009.

Michael Hansen: Lamentation in A Minor

BNSF SD70ACe's 8442 and 8456 lead an eastbound coal train through Plano, IL.  Recorded April 23, 2016.

BNSF 8442 East at Plano, IL - 4/23/2016

Canadian National SD40-series locomotives 6003 and 5338 lead a freight train through West Chicago, IL.  Recorded very early on the morning of July 11, 2009.

CN 6003 at West Chicago, IL - 7/11/2009

Amtrak B32-8WH #517 leads the westbound Illinois Zephyr out of Plano, IL.  Recorded May 29, 2011.

Amtrak 517 at Plano, IL - 5/29/2011

The 2018 Operation North Pole train is heard in this recording arriving and departing from Des Plaines, IL.  In the first clip, the train arrives to take families to the North Pole; the second clip features the train's departure, with the engineer playing Jingle Bells on the horn.  Recorded December 15, 2018.

Operation North Pole 2018 Train at Des Plaines, IL

I make high-quality railroad audio recordings; I am also totally blind.

Michael Hansen

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