Where can you watch trains in Orland Park, Illinois?

These busy crossings sit next to a public park or station, so you can watch from a public place.

Trains a day from the FRA inventory of .

5 places to watch

Busiest crossing first, by trains a day. Daylight means 6 AM to 6 PM.

  1. Train station

    153rd Street (Orland Park)

    About 32 trains a day: 13 in daylight, 19 at night.

    About 850 feet from the W 153rd Street crossing (NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA)

  2. Park

    A public park

    About 32 trains a day: 13 in daylight, 19 at night.

    About 150 feet from the Wolf Road crossing (NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA)

  3. Train station

    179th Street (Orland Park)

    About 32 trains a day: 7 in daylight, 25 at night.

    About 200 feet from the W 179th Street crossing (NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA)

  4. Train station

    143rd Street (Orland Park)

    About 26 trains a day: 18 in daylight, 4 at night, plus 4 switching moves.

    About 250 feet from the 143rd St E Pedway crossing (NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA)

  5. Park

    Crescent Park

    About 26 trains a day: 18 in daylight, 4 at night, plus 4 switching moves.

    Right next to the 143rd St W Pedway crossing (NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAIL CORP. -- METRA)

Park and station names © OpenStreetMap contributors

Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory. Sources and dates