Hoosier State Rail Series: Hick Tower And Bascule Bridges, East Chicago, IN. 11-3-09.

[SittingMooseShaman]

...see those bridges folks? Those bridges are the DeeCee Socialist-Dem elitists& their uber-rich GOP pals/Chi Com industrialists' middle fingers in our(average-Joe Americans') faces for all the use these lift-bridges DON'T perform anymore! These plants were our good-payin' jobs...

[JLJ061]

I have just received word that Hick now no longer functions as an interlocking tower, now solely as a bridgetender. CP 501 and 502 are now under the control of the Chicago West Dispatcher.

[ble643]

hey thats werid i have photos of the CR SD60M #6759 about two weeks after this outside conway east

[NebulaTrain99]

Very good!

This is perhaps the most industrialized area I have ever seen!

[ModalTrains4884]

where is the exact location? i would like to scope it out sometime.

when i drive into chicago i always see railroad bridges up. How many more of these bridges are still used besides the one to the right?

[metraF40PH163]

I like the bridges! nice video as always and I like all the info.

[AngloSlavGrl]

Really clear video! Wonderful!

[strobx1]

At 02:10, Where was that taken? Is it public property/public road? How did you get in there with out the steel mill gumshoes contacting you. I was in Gary/ Burns Harbor & could not find access.

[kanjo007]

From what I can tell from recent footage I've seen elsewhere, it appears that the bells such as the one on P42 #126 are being replaced for the E-bells. I'll ask about that, though, come next Saturday when I take the Eagle.

[clinton984]

Great video. 5*

[DL2045]

those powerlines sure are high!

[Railfan108]

sorry, i posted that comment b4 i watched the whole video, lol, i see now

[Jeffwecker81]

those bascule bridges are cool!

5 stars!!

[NotchEightProduction]

Nice Video as always Frank 5/5 I love this setting industrial settings just compliment railroading perfectly.

[Railfan108]

is that bridge that is down the only one that goes down, cuz that is the only one that ever is down

[BoxcarFrank]

You must not have watched the entire video. The bridge all the way to the right of the NS still operates. It's on the CN/EJ&E Lake Front Subdivision and sometimes a day will go by when no trains cross it. I have it lowering in the video.

[modemeyes]

Straight to my Faves 5*. Another great video, Frank, and that last catch of BNSF being passed by Amtrack on that bridge was magic!

[LinemanRailfain]

nice video bro! who were the owners of the unused bridges?

[iusetano]

Excellent video as usual.*****

[bitterman112]

Great Footage!

[NW917]

great vid like always, but how did u know that the BNSF unit at 7:00 was in Cajon? the shot in the end was almost perfect, except for the bridge shadow. awesome

[GregInCalifornia]

Great shots!

[JgordonAmtrak1]

Man thats some rail action, junction, for ya, I love the view up their its nothing like here in the south. Great vid.

[Texaslobo]

Very nice Frank. Always ejoy your videos.

BTW, Who uses the bridge to the right of the tower?

[BoxcarFrank]

The bridge to the direct right is abandoned CSXT/B&OCT. The one next to that is on the CN/EJ&E Lake Front Subdivision, really lightly used. Thats why I was pissed when a hi-railer came across instead of a train :P

[Texaslobo]

Found that spot on Google Earth. Man that steel plant is big, and lots of rail traffic. Can even see the Rotary House you showed the other day. I saw a Roundhouse east of that location, in Gary. Looks like it is still in use. Who owns it, if you know?

[BlackCavalier52]

@Texaslobo - EJ&E have one in Gary at US Steel (this would be the end of Kirk Yard). I think with the CN buy-out it will probably be demolished, as they did with the one in Joliet, but thats just speculation. Directly south of here is also the IHB's roundhouse in Hammond / Gibson yard. hope that helps - Great vid Frank1

[spacecalander]

Excellent video frank!, alot going on there 5 stars

[SFLRailFan]

Great video as usual, Frank. Some of your times are a little off though. ;-)

[UPHeritage]

Awesome catches Frank