Midday at CP 502, East Chicago, IN on 06.06.11: NS, CSX, IHB, CN, IC, BNSF, Amtrak & Mill Switchers

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
  • Lots of Class I action as well as plenty of activity from the Arcelor-Mittal steel mill switchers here at CP501 / CP 502 on Norfolk Southern's ex-Conrail, ex-NYC, Chicago Line, in East Chicago, Indiana. Norfolk Southern, CSX, Amtrak, Canadian National, BNSF and the Indiana Harbor Belt all make appearances in this typical slice of mid-day here, when there tend to be more mill-related moves, and fewer run-throughs on the main. Quite a bit of action today on the connecting line that crosses NS here, the IHB's old NYC Danville Secondary.
    Train 1:
    An Arcelor-Mittal SW1200 pulls a string of empty steel coil cars and coke hoppers out of the mill.
    Train 2:
    Simultaneously, an eastbound NS intermodal crosses IHB and passes maintenance crews and a weed-spraying hi-rail. NS C40-9W #9740 and straight-SD70 #2517 are on the point.
    Train 3:
    Arcelor-Mittal's leased, ex-Burlington Northern GP15, GMTX #417 and A-M SW1200 #301 take a string of coke hoppers out of the mill complex, then across the track they came in on, to a small yard further back into the mill.
    Train 4:
    Passing under CP502's old New York Central signal bridge, Amtrak P42DC #31 and ex-F40PH NPCU "cabbage" car #90215 sandwich 5 coaches on train #392, the eastbound Wolverine for Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan.
    Train 5:
    Straining hard at its heavy load, IHB SW1500 #1503 heads across NS and onto the old Danville Secondary with steel coils and steel scrap.
    Train 6:
    CSX AC4400CWs #408 and 376 bring a manifest west toward Chicago on trackage rights.
    Train 7:
    Illinois Central GP38-2 #9628 heads west on CN's Elgin Joliet & Eastern with empty gons and coil cars from the Gary Railway at Kirk Yard, just to the east.
    Train 8:
    NS C40-9Ws #9180 and 8934 curve from northbound to eastbound off of the IHB line, with coil steel.
    Train 9:
    At the same time, run-through BNSF power and an NS SD60M head for Chicago with a manifest.
    Train 10:
    IHB SW1500 #1503 (the same unit seen earlier) has returned from dropping off its steel coils and returns to the yard east of CP 502 with empties.
    Train 11:
    NS C40-9W #9369 and SD60M #6801, which had been waiting with their train for at least an hour, receive a better signal and head west.
    Train 12:
    Mostly blocked, at first, by the NS manifest, a Canadian National coal drag heads east, with Illinois Central SD70 #1028 and CN SD75I #5631 leading. The NS train snakes through the interlocking, then later, the CN train is seen from the pedestrian bridge above.
    Train 13:
    Still sublettered for the Southern, NS high-hood GP38-2 #5084 brings the day's eastbound hot-metal "bottle" train up IHB and across NS at 502, having come from Arcelor-Mittal's mill in Riverdale.
    ~Thanks for watching!~

ความคิดเห็น • 18

  • @mrserious55
    @mrserious55 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the amtrak engine on the rear is NOT powerd....its a control unit...and it also serves as a baggage car...no prime mover inside...

  • @ATrainVideo
    @ATrainVideo 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think I caught Train 12 the day after this. It had the same engines, but it was heading west in Iowa.

  • @ericcallender1575
    @ericcallender1575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for posting.

  • @Nachtwolf1
    @Nachtwolf1  13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Yestrooper1 It makes it easier to turn a train around at the end of its route. There's no need to run the engine around the train.

  • @w.rustylane5650
    @w.rustylane5650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, but I think it's time to clean yer lens...one black glob and two grey globs are apparent.

  • @farmerdave7965
    @farmerdave7965 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    there's a little black spot on the sun today

    • @kelvintorrence5994
      @kelvintorrence5994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok I got it the police and it's one of my favorite songs

  • @njRRtrainer
    @njRRtrainer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Job Beautiful day.. Liked the Hot Metal Job.. Thanks!

  • @valchavez9163
    @valchavez9163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THAT...Was a good video....👍

  • @IAIShighball
    @IAIShighball 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video, loved it.

  • @Jfrmr1
    @Jfrmr1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video, the hot metal train at the end is the perfect finale.
    What intersection is it near to be able to railfan here?

    • @WindyCityRails
      @WindyCityRails 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      check this out: dhke.com/CRJ/indharb.html

  • @Nachtwolf1
    @Nachtwolf1  13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @Yestrooper1 Yes I have. You mean State Line Crossing?

  • @deeppurple3489
    @deeppurple3489 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video! !! Really enjoyed it. This may be a stupid question but what are those football shaped cars on the last train.

    • @WindyCityRails
      @WindyCityRails 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they carry molten iron from blast furnaces in Dolton, IL to a steel-making mill in Riverdale, IL. I've never caught the train in person, but some say you can feel the heat as it passes by. hope this helps!

  • @MaurizioVelati
    @MaurizioVelati 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ottimo video