You gotta be Kidding! Are they gonna close that strech of track through Highland and Munster and any Eastbouund CN Train will switch at Griffith? I was in Valparaiso just recently and traffic was moving ok there, it be impossible if the entire strech in Valparaiso would shut down and give Norfolk Southern & CP a serious increase on the Chicago Line.
that would be odd, there is much train traffic on this route. U will usually see one train every 30-60 minutes. And on this night we saw 3 in less than 30 minutes, and there was actually gonna be another one coming (had an approach signal), but we didn't want to wait as we were freezing!
I would be sad if they do close it, but i wold be surprised! :(
Ya sorry I meant to say reroute, it is just i would be surprised, as there is a double track that goes through there and goes quite a ways down both ways and also has a track that branches off of one of the tracks just a little ways down.
k, thanks, so r u saying that this track will NOT be used n e more? Or just that certain train companies will not be using them. And do they kno approx. when?
They're saying that the line through Munster will see a drop off from about 20-30 trains to about 7. My guess is that the change will occur after Summer of 2008. That is assuming that the United States Surface Transportation Board will approve.
You better catch them soon. As soon as CN buys out EJ&E, they're gonna reroute through Dyer instead of Munster.
larry84988 4 years ago
You gotta be Kidding! Are they gonna close that strech of track through Highland and Munster and any Eastbouund CN Train will switch at Griffith? I was in Valparaiso just recently and traffic was moving ok there, it be impossible if the entire strech in Valparaiso would shut down and give Norfolk Southern & CP a serious increase on the Chicago Line.
NSNCRailfan 4 years ago
that would be odd, there is much train traffic on this route. U will usually see one train every 30-60 minutes. And on this night we saw 3 in less than 30 minutes, and there was actually gonna be another one coming (had an approach signal), but we didn't want to wait as we were freezing!
I would be sad if they do close it, but i wold be surprised! :(
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
Read the comment I posted below.
larry84988 4 years ago
Ya sorry I meant to say reroute, it is just i would be surprised, as there is a double track that goes through there and goes quite a ways down both ways and also has a track that branches off of one of the tracks just a little ways down.
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
Yeah, I know I live in Munster. The Times posted a story called Train traffic would jump under CN plan. You can check it out at their website.
larry84988 4 years ago
k, thanks, so r u saying that this track will NOT be used n e more? Or just that certain train companies will not be using them. And do they kno approx. when?
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
They're saying that the line through Munster will see a drop off from about 20-30 trains to about 7. My guess is that the change will occur after Summer of 2008. That is assuming that the United States Surface Transportation Board will approve.
larry84988 4 years ago
nvm, reading the article, not as bad as i thought, at least it wont be completely shut down.
linkinpark9812 4 years ago