Steel City Junction Series: Morning Action At Pine/CP499. Gary, IN ...8:44AM- Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 49 seems to be running on schedule today. Looks like the lead unit sideswiped something.. P42DC #165 P42DC #138 8:52AM- Ethanol loads roll in on the B&OCT. The lead unit is one of a few older GE's to get YN3 paint. CSXT C40-9W #7920 CSXT SD60M #8781 9:01AM- L51409 departs Kirk Yard with the usual power, but today I decided to shoot it closer. EJ&E SD38-2 #668 10:28AM- The action really takes off as some light power arrives on main two. A unit still in Conrail paint and a regular Catfish are here to take the 33G East, which is sitting in the yard. The units stop past the switch while the conductor switches to the siding and removes the derail. They soon back up and the conductor and me exchange a few words and then continues on into the yard where 33G is waiting. NS C40-8W #8408 NS C40-9W #9321 10:40AM- Amtrak Blue Water 365 blows by and then sounds the horn after he's through the crossing to warn the 33G crew. P42DC #35 P42DC #33 10:50AM- A pair of Pumpkins power a manifest most likely bound for BNSF trackage once it hits Chicago. BNSF C44-9W #4816 BNSF C44-9W #4313 11:06AM- 33G is finally ready to go with lots of old EJ&E rolling stock and Conrail power. 11:30AM- The tail end of 33G is just clear of the switch showing it's lack of progress East. In the meantime, a hot Z-train quickly speeds through. NS C40-9W #9720 NS C40-9W #9906 11:39AM- Soon enough, another intermodal enters the junction this time from the West. NS C40-9W #9143 UP ES44AC #5532 11:43AM- Before you ask questions, I too am clueless about this movement. Earlier this morning, the same power led a coal train across the EJ&E bridge West of the junction but instead of going to Kirk Yard, it took the interchange down to the Lake Front Subdivision where it traveled to some industrial plant nearby (not Stateline). BNSF coal trains on the CN/EJ&E are unheard of to me on the Matteson Subdivision. Later on, the coal train power went back up with a few freight cars in tow and took them to Kirk Yard. Wanna hear something else weird? I caught #9377 in the quiet town of Monmouth, Illinois on 8-27-08. Talk about some rare mileage and a contrast in locations! BNSF SD70ACe #9377 BNSF ES44AC #5961 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTc62Bi-Bw 11:50AM- The coil train rolls after just being loaded at ArcelorMittal. NS SD70M #2596 NS C40-9W #9378 (c) 9th Street Productions. code pour embarquer la vidéo : >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/yf5co64JlnU <<< |