00:01 CSX 3100 leading an intermodal train NB through CSX Barr Sub to IHB mainline 00:57 CSX 3013 leading an intermodal SB through Elsdon Sub 01:44 UP 2737 leading a grain train NB through IHB mainline 02:27 UP 8753 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline 03:17 UP 6235 leading an automobile train SB through IHB mainline 04:05 UP 7764 leading seven power units NB through IHB mainline 05:05 CN 8872 leading a manifest train SB through CSX Elsdon Sub 05:30 CP 8736 leading an intermodal train NB through CSX Barr Sub into IHB mainline 06:01 BNSF 5193 leading an intermodal train SB through CSX Blue Island Sub into CSX Barr Sub 06:26 BNSF 4454 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline 07:23 IHB 3800 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline 08:31 IHB 4014 leading two power units SB through IHB mainline 08:57 IAIS 511 leading a manifest train NB through Metra Joilet Sub/IHB connection line into IHB mmainline
I still can't get used to hearing CN going through the Eldson sub Growing Up near evergreen Park that was always GTW. But of course the easement that Canadian national allowed for CSX to utilize but it's still strange to hear some 10 plus years
Imagine what it is like to live in one of those houses nearby.... Train horns day and night, and lots of track noise from crossing the diamonds. Sounds great to me.
I used to live right next to a single track main that connected a dual track main and a busy rail yard. It was constantly busy until Conrail was dissolved and the track was taken over by CSX. Now it’s seldom used.
I've never heard such quiet diamonds. I never heard of this place before. I waited for the new CPKS engines. I'm not sure what the letters are. I'm almost 80. Jan. 9, 2024. St.Joseph, MO. I love structures and construction almost as much as the trains. Surprised to see Iowa line with newly painted engines.
Growing up in 70s we lived by a huge rail yard by UofL. Seems like 50 tracks or more. Our house was the 2nd from the road that was next to all the tracks. Probably 200 feet or less. Best sleep you can get is next to the tracks.
I used to live in Alsip. When IU was a kid we used to hang at the viaduct at Pulaski Rd, a little further down the line from here. I remember it being mostly Indiana Harbor Belt switchers, but that was 45 yrs ago!
Awesome location !! That was a funny sounding one @ 5:15 !! A lot of cool engines that I never seen before !! 7:45 very nice !! And the one at the end was nice 👍🏼
Not only was the diamond interesting, but the different trains. I love the old overhead truss bridges. Wish we could have seen them a little closer. Great video!
Wish I had a nickel for every time I operated a train over that grade crossing, the name of which escapes me. GTW, IHB, and CSX....did them all. I remember now.....the grade crossing is Broadway!
I have a cousin that lives in your town, she works for Emilo and Gloria (The Singer for the Miami Sound Machine) Shes their house keeper and was thrilled to go on a Christmas cruze with them one year. The Tim Taylor in me was going oooooohh must of the trip!LOL
Blue Island has a chronic problem that the streets are almost always blocked by a train. It got to the point where the city had to file lawsuits against the railroads. The Canadian railroads taking over more of the tracks around Chicago and more efficient routing of rail cars has eliminated much of the congestion that used to back up in the switching railyards. One train being unable to get into a full yard would quickly cascade into trains for other railroads 100 miles being stuck with crews running out of time. The south side of Chicago also had a chronic problem of nearby residents looting the trains. If the train stopped for any reason, the cars would get broken into within minutes. That would require police to show up to investigate, which would further detain the stopped train, creating more chaos. I'm describing how it was in the early 1990s. The arrival of containerized traffic has probably reduced that quite a lot, since the doors on the lower container can't be opened without lifting the container off of the rail car
Being away from the Maersk, Norfolk International, and Portsmouth Marine Terminals, it's different seeing Amazon and Wally World Intermodal, just never thought they would use it.
Hey I see your also a fan of China railway too from your profile picture, as a Kid I rode on the DF4s a green one Kunming to Beijing in coach seat class for few stops in Yunnan, and once an orange DF4 from Shenzhen to Kunming in sleeper cab 3 days, and a SS3 coach seat Kunming to Shanghai a few stops in Yunnan, I'll always love the old Chinese locos, not so much their squatting toilets though that dumped on the tracks, but anyways nice catch of the diamond junction
That's great to know! Chinese trains have become extremely boring over the past few years. All the conventional train cars were painted green. With all the high speed trains replacing the old ones, good memories are soon to be gone 😌😌
@@jinkela8475 hey if you visit Iowa they have the Iowa Interstate Railroad that have 2 QJ class steam locomotives from China that does summer excursions one is in the CR livery and one painted in Iowa Interstate and the Chinese build plate are still on those
@@jinkela8475 same here born in 92 moved to the us at age 10, DF4B's and DF4s are what I'm used to did see a QJ steam in the wild of Yunnan before retirement, we also have the narrow-gauge to vietnam back home of Kunming
@@supericeman1 you really remember all those trains in China. There is a diamond crossing in Kunming between standard and narrow gauges, the only diamond in China. Unfortunately, I've never been to Yunnan before.
This is one great place for train watchers. Just be careful where you are standing. Keep off railroad properly. Funny thing, using more powerful lenses is safer and you're not on railroad properly. But, you'll need a real camera.
looking at google earth. looks like lots of possibility's for train cams, in that larger area. is that harbor line called the pumpkin line? who controls the target towers there? maybe if done right. can get in some cams? heck by that house, turn it into a rail museum. and hire me on as a 24 hr care taker. but would need a computer guru to set up the cams and web access. say 10 cams for just right there at the diamond?
Dude....would You consider take video from those beautiful bridges for the next time? I mean ...all bridges i saw in parallel on this one...thanks from Argentina!
Since most of these railroads were built at least 125 years ago, anybody who lives in a nearby house knew about the trains when they made the decision to live there
I'm confused which line is which? I saw CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, Harbor. The Salutes Our Troops locomotive, Iowa Interstate & CN. This is definitely a great spot for rail fans. Awesome video.
00:01 CSX 3100 leading an intermodal train NB through CSX Barr Sub to IHB mainline
00:57 CSX 3013 leading an intermodal SB through Elsdon Sub
01:44 UP 2737 leading a grain train NB through IHB mainline
02:27 UP 8753 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline
03:17 UP 6235 leading an automobile train SB through IHB mainline
04:05 UP 7764 leading seven power units NB through IHB mainline
05:05 CN 8872 leading a manifest train SB through CSX Elsdon Sub
05:30 CP 8736 leading an intermodal train NB through CSX Barr Sub into IHB mainline
06:01 BNSF 5193 leading an intermodal train SB through CSX Blue Island Sub into CSX Barr Sub
06:26 BNSF 4454 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline
07:23 IHB 3800 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline
08:31 IHB 4014 leading two power units SB through IHB mainline
08:57 IAIS 511 leading a manifest train NB through Metra Joilet Sub/IHB connection line into IHB mmainline
I still can't get used to hearing CN going through the Eldson sub
Growing Up near evergreen Park that was always GTW.
But of course the easement that Canadian national allowed for CSX to utilize but it's still strange to hear some 10 plus years
This would be an excellent location for one of the railfan camera sites
They are putting up a camera in that exact location. LiveTrains said that they would be releasing the cam into the public soon in this year.
Imagine what it is like to live in one of those houses nearby.... Train horns day and night, and lots of track noise from crossing the diamonds. Sounds great to me.
Jaw Tooth would love it!!
Holy cow!! Talk about a convergence of all the rail lines. Left my head spinning. Great way to get whiplash.
That is a busy interchange.
Great video.
Being it's on the south side, I'd rather hear this 24/7 than gunshots, yelling, & rap music.
@@grisslebear that road goes right up into the famous town of robins Illinois
I used to live right next to a single track main that connected a dual track main and a busy rail yard. It was constantly busy until Conrail was dissolved and the track was taken over by CSX. Now it’s seldom used.
This is the coolest set of tracks I have ever seen !
That's really a great junction. 😍😍
Now those SD70 ACes have got the best sounding horns since the Rock Island went down the drain.
Great collect of trains. Nicely done. 😊
I worked a few Blue Island trains to the Avon Big Four Rail Yard and those where good paying trips!
I've never heard such quiet diamonds. I never heard of this place before. I waited for the new CPKS engines. I'm not sure what the letters are. I'm almost 80. Jan. 9, 2024. St.Joseph, MO. I love structures and construction almost as much as the trains. Surprised to see Iowa line with newly painted engines.
Growing up in 70s we lived by a huge rail yard by UofL. Seems like 50 tracks or more. Our house was the 2nd from the road that was next to all the tracks. Probably 200 feet or less. Best sleep you can get is next to the tracks.
I used to live in Alsip. When IU was a kid we used to hang at the viaduct at Pulaski Rd, a little further down the line from here. I remember it being mostly Indiana Harbor Belt switchers, but that was 45 yrs ago!
Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.
Awesome location !! That was a funny sounding one @ 5:15 !! A lot of cool engines that I never seen before !! 7:45 very nice !! And the one at the end was nice 👍🏼
This video brings back memories of my career with the GTW and going west towards the BRC or the IHB. 😊🇺🇸
A very busy junction,
nice work.
One of the most diverse ones I've ever seen.
Nice Funeral Train Catch,🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂
This video make me to visit United States. 😍
Not only was the diamond interesting, but the different trains. I love the old overhead truss bridges. Wish we could have seen them a little closer. Great video!
Really cool area to film, love all of those bridges!!! Sub'd and liked!!!
Thanks! Definitely worth a trip there.
This is a good video and great place !
Nice variety of trains!👍
Definitely a great spot to railfan!
Fajny filmik ciekawe pociągi
Walmart and Amazon together wow
Definitely avoid the area after dark. And keep your wits about you when watching. It’s a bit sketchy. Maybe bring a buddy with you, too.
That's absolutely correct! Before wandering out there, you really need to know it's a very dangerous neighborhood
Wish I had a nickel for every time I operated a train over that grade crossing, the name of which escapes me. GTW, IHB, and CSX....did them all. I remember now.....the grade crossing is Broadway!
Que buen video 😢🎉❤😮
Danny from fla would love this spot
Love those trains.
Very cool 😎
5 bridges.
Thanks. Blue Island is a very interesting spot!
Great location , judging by the bridge still there , there was even more tracks before !!!!
Amazing views ! Greetings from Port Saint Lucie Florida!
I have a cousin that lives in your town, she works for Emilo and Gloria (The Singer for the Miami Sound Machine) Shes their house keeper and was thrilled to go on a Christmas cruze with them one year. The Tim Taylor in me was going oooooohh must of the trip!LOL
@@johnlawsonsr1589 Building good memories as well. Happy Yuletide season to you and your cousin.
I've passed by this junction on the Metra train on the old Rock Island line to the south. The line's overpasses can be seen in the video.
That's right. I didn't include the footage of metra here.
How Beautiful😍❤
Blue Island has a chronic problem that the streets are almost always blocked by a train. It got to the point where the city had to file lawsuits against the railroads.
The Canadian railroads taking over more of the tracks around Chicago and more efficient routing of rail cars has eliminated much of the congestion that used to back up in the switching railyards. One train being unable to get into a full yard would quickly cascade into trains for other railroads 100 miles being stuck with crews running out of time.
The south side of Chicago also had a chronic problem of nearby residents looting the trains. If the train stopped for any reason, the cars would get broken into within minutes. That would require police to show up to investigate, which would further detain the stopped train, creating more chaos.
I'm describing how it was in the early 1990s. The arrival of containerized traffic has probably reduced that quite a lot, since the doors on the lower container can't be opened without lifting the container off of the rail car
Nice Video
wow red shirt guy Got out there Fast Gt Shot Tks I'm a Positive Ireland Fan!
Cool video and channel just subscribed. Boxcar Jerry recommended
Real busy place
Being away from the Maersk, Norfolk International, and Portsmouth Marine Terminals, it's different seeing Amazon and Wally World Intermodal, just never thought they would use it.
They’ve always used it. They just didn’t have their own boxes
Woow wooow woooooow
In all of my 20 years of living I had no clue I drove by this every time I go out to my aunts house
Toot-toot & Ding-dong day and night?
No way, move......
Now that CN ACe had a puny soundin horn like the BN used to have. That was culture shock when they took over the Frisco.
Very cool site
Really cool stuff. How many trains run through here per day?
~90 from a website that I read.
Great video! New subscriber here.
Thanks!
Well done, Sir. I'd like to see this trackwork from above.
On my iMac, the maps app shows a great overhead shot for Alsip, Illinois and all the track work.
This is located in Blue Island, IL
Facts🎯
That horn in the first CN engine sounded like a dying duck lol
Hey I see your also a fan of China railway too from your profile picture, as a Kid I rode on the DF4s a green one Kunming to Beijing in coach seat class for few stops in Yunnan, and once an orange DF4 from Shenzhen to Kunming in sleeper cab 3 days, and a SS3 coach seat Kunming to Shanghai a few stops in Yunnan, I'll always love the old Chinese locos, not so much their squatting toilets though that dumped on the tracks, but anyways nice catch of the diamond junction
That's great to know! Chinese trains have become extremely boring over the past few years. All the conventional train cars were painted green. With all the high speed trains replacing the old ones, good memories are soon to be gone 😌😌
@@jinkela8475 hey if you visit Iowa they have the Iowa Interstate Railroad that have 2 QJ class steam locomotives from China that does summer excursions one is in the CR livery and one painted in Iowa Interstate and the Chinese build plate are still on those
@@supericeman1 yep, I have friends who went to ride the IAIS' QJ locomotive. My best memories of Chinese trains are the diesel era in the early 2000s.
@@jinkela8475 same here born in 92 moved to the us at age 10, DF4B's and DF4s are what I'm used to did see a QJ steam in the wild of Yunnan before retirement, we also have the narrow-gauge to vietnam back home of Kunming
@@supericeman1 you really remember all those trains in China. There is a diamond crossing in Kunming between standard and narrow gauges, the only diamond in China. Unfortunately, I've never been to Yunnan before.
Hola buen video, y al estarlo viendo me surgio una duda, el maquinista como sabe si va en la via correcta al pasar por esos cruces?
It would be nice to have a time period that the trains went by. Was this over a 2 hour, 6 hour, 1 day, 4 days, or a week?
Just curious
Bob
It's within a time span of 5 hours
This is one great place for train watchers. Just be careful where you are standing. Keep off railroad properly. Funny thing, using more powerful lenses is safer and you're not on railroad properly. But, you'll need a real camera.
I know the spot well!
Pregunta.....todas las locomotoras traen la sluces estroboscopicas que puso la 1er Locomotora? Cuando y donde pueden usar esas luces?
Looks like the crossing gate tender is now gone for the GTW/CN. When did they get rid of that?
I don't know either.
looking at google earth. looks like lots of possibility's for train cams, in that larger area.
is that harbor line called the pumpkin line?
who controls the target towers there? maybe if done right. can get in some cams? heck by that house, turn it into a rail museum. and hire me on as a 24 hr care taker. but would need a computer guru to set up the cams and web access. say 10 cams for just right there at the diamond?
Who has signal priority ?
Who the RTC center they are using...
What is the radio freq. they would share ?
iowa wow!
I would love that!!! Where do I sign up????
Dude....would You consider take video from those beautiful bridges for the next time? I mean ...all bridges i saw in parallel on this one...thanks from Argentina!
That would be a clear trespassing, which is illegal here.
@@jinkela8475 oh...is that so?..oh.. ok...i really didn't knew it...
Anyway....there's a very good video Quality!
It just doesn't look right without red speed lettered Rock Island power around somewhere.
Is the smaller trestle/bridge out of service?
That's right
Is that a easy area to access for rail fanning
Yes, you can either drive there or walk from the blue island metra station.
I have a lot of videos from this location
They sure are giving those diamonds a workout. Does anyone know how often they have to change those diamonds? TIA.
Railfan could have a blevy of cameras here.
What state is this blue island diamond in
Illinois. Blue island is a southern suburb of Chicago
Biggest complaint I have of any railfan video is setting up at a crossing the horns and bells are annoying as hell.
Anybody know where this site located.
Does the middle bridge not have track?
The track there is discarded. There used to be a track there.
What happened to the bridges with no tracks on it? Who did they belong to?
It was abandoned. The adjacent tracks running in parallel to that bridge are now part of CSX Elston Sub.
@@jinkela8475oh ok. Thank you. Have to check that area out one of these days
Where is the crossing guard tower? What happened to the dwarf signals? I guess it's been a long time since I railfanned BI.
Both are gone now😌😌
In a developed country they would of eliminated this crossing with a fly over.
How heavily policed is this junction?
I didn't see any police during my 5-hour stay. As long as you are not trespassing, it should be fine.
Not very
gt watching mind-blowing but I'm 4000miles away
I feel pity for the people who live in the houses right there. Sleep anyone??😒🇨🇦
Since most of these railroads were built at least 125 years ago, anybody who lives in a nearby house knew about the trains when they made the decision to live there
Where is this located?
Blue Island, IL is a southern suburb of Chicago
I wish I knew where this is.
Blue Island, IL. A southern suburb of Chicago
Go about 1/4 mile east to Mario's Taco's.
I'm confused which line is which? I saw CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, Harbor. The Salutes Our Troops locomotive, Iowa Interstate & CN. This is definitely a great spot for rail fans. Awesome video.
The lines are owned by CSX, CN, and IHB here.
Where Is This ? Leslie RS5T
Blue island, IL is a southern suburb of Chicago.
goofy ah cn SD70M-2 horn
You need to stay for the whole train, not 1/3 of it.
I recorded everything but that's way too long for a single video (75 min).
Once a warren of tracks … goo catch.
What state
In Illinois. Blue Island is a Chicago southern suburb.
Illinois
¿¿¿que significa la campanilla como sonido en la locomotora????
City, State
Blue Island, IL is a southern suburb of Chicago.
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Blue Island Junction was a nice example of thoughtful engineering.
Where is this located?
Someone up above made mention of "Pulaski Road" and "Rock Island Line" so this is somewhere outside Chicago