Midday at CP 502, East Chicago, IN on 06.06.11: NS, CSX, IHB, CN, IC, BNSF, Amtrak & Mill Switchers
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2011
- 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.
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THAT...Was a good video....👍
Thanks for posting.
Great Job Beautiful day.. Liked the Hot Metal Job.. Thanks!
Awesome video, loved it.
I think I caught Train 12 the day after this. It had the same engines, but it was heading west in Iowa.
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...
@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.
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Great video, the hot metal train at the end is the perfect finale.
What intersection is it near to be able to railfan here?
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there's a little black spot on the sun today
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Awesome video! !! Really enjoyed it. This may be a stupid question but what are those football shaped cars on the last train.
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!
@Yestrooper1 Yes I have. You mean State Line Crossing?
Great video, but I think it's time to clean yer lens...one black glob and two grey globs are apparent.