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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. Happy to report the 5624 is still kicking, alive and well!

Two months late to replying, but as always I greatly appreciate it Ryan, thanks!

@LoovesJf: Only the street running tracks are gone. First street running elimination was September 16, 1956 in East Chicago Indiana, the second the street running in downtown South Bend IN on July 7 1970, and finally in Michigan City IN on February 27 2023. Now this RAILROAD will look more like SEPTA REGIONAL ELECTRIC RAIL in Philadelphia. The GE 1Vs look similar to the South Shore Line's single level NIPPON SHARYNO cars .

@@albertcarello619 Thank you for the detailed information. I learned a lot about the history of the shared track. I thought the last shared track was abolished last year. I wanted to go to the famous 11th Street station. I'm also very impressed that the train is made in Japan. When I watched the video, I thought it looked a bit like a Tokyu train. Thank you very much for letting me know.

@@LoovesJf. You're Welcome! These trains also look very much like the SEPTA REGIONAL ELECTRIC RAIL CARS THE GE SILVERLINER IVs.

@LoovesJf:: Only the street running has been abandoned and now all tracks are on private right of way.

@@albertcarello619 I see, that's very unfortunate. 25 years ago in Japan, there was a large shared track at Inuyama-bridge on the Nagoya Railroad near Nagoya city, where large express trains and diesel railcars also ran. So I’d like to watch THE GE SILVER LINER IVs. Thank you so much for your very rare information!

Thanks Joey! The B16s were a reliable and fun chase last year… though they’ve been running quite inconsistently as of late, unfortunately.

Thank you very much Steven… sorry I’m so late to replying!

New Carlisle work is done by the AF3 crew. Unfortunately outside of knowing the crew assignment I'm not sure which days of the week they go east as the same job also works the Amtrak Michigan Line a few days out of the week. In any case it -should- be midmorning heading out that way, midafternoon coming back. Good luck, sorry I couldn't be more helpful! I am not as familiar with the east end of the railroad as I am the west...

Thank you very much Tom, that means a lot! I always love reading comments from across the pond, goes to show what a unique railroad this is. And again, thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed!

Tom! Those are brackets that house Positive Train Control equipment, they have been a staple of the CSS roster for about five years now. Lots of rail photographers complain about them, but I like the look myself!

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@bobbysth6200: The Nathan P3s are on the #100 NORRISTOWN -DARBY 69 TH STREET L LINE. Those cars are BUILT BY ASEA BROWN -BOVARI. Also I think the Nathan P3s would be right at home on North Shore Line's ELECTROLINERS.

A bit late to seeing this… but thanks (as always) Steven! Glad you liked it!

This comment made my day Molly! Plenty more to come! Tell your son I said thanks for watching - he ROCKS!

Thank you very much! There is no set-in-stone schedule for these runs, but these trains are constantly in motion daily. I'm only a 10 minute drive from the IHB's Lakefront Yard, so when I was doing heavy handed chasing of these trains, I would start there at the marina and just wait around for the loads to leave. Monitoring the IHB East Dispatcher on Channel 25 (160.485) helps immensely too, as you'll hear the IHB jobs call to leave the Lakefront, and then you'll hear the NS crew request a restart as soon as they've boarded the train. If you start from the west, the Major Taylor bike trail in Riverdale provides a great view of the back of the plant, where you can see if an NS crew is still in there. It often takes them at least 2 hours from arriving before they're ready to leave with empties. That was a lot of talking lol! Hopefully I was clear enough... any other questions I'd be more than happy to help!

Thanks!!@@trtrproductions

Bob! These cars are equipped with kerosene heaters for winter service, and lined with refractory brick on the inside that provide a good amount of insulation for the trip. Upon arriving at the Oxygen Furnace, even partially-solidified iron will instantly reliquify under the immense heat in the steelmaking process.

They very well could've been. Many of these cars were built by Pollock, and subs are a popular term to refer to these cars, so just putting two and two together would make me assume so, but I can't say for certain!

Between the "empty" rolling stock and method of operation, I (personally) find these trains fascinating regardless of if you can see whether or not each car is loaded. If the hours I put into research, script development and narrating doesn't display the uniqueness of these trains and thoroughly educate you on their operation, then I can't help you.

@@trtrproductionsThat's just it. There is no education here. Knowing nothing about these cars and trains and their purpose, I watched the video thinking surely I'm going to learn something here if I just keep watching. Nope. No explanations, descriptions, history, or anything at all other than just the reminder of how dreary the world is in that neck of the woods.

@@mikestirewalt5193what are you going on about? The cars are loads going west and empty going east. They feed another mill with molten alloy for production. Sheesh.

Well thanks. I got a lot more from your response than from the video. It's as if the originator designed it to be mysterious.

get a life bro

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you very much! I was born and raised on the northside of East Chicago, and can certainly attest to the smell still being ever-present. Though I will say on days with a north wind, all you can smell is sulfur from the refineries in Whiting! Thanks for watching!

They provide quite the surreal experience passing by, that's for sure! Thanks for watching!