Chicagoland Junction Series: NERSKA/ LEMOYNE Crossing, Chicago, IL. 10-17-09.

NERSKA Crossing is an old Chicago Junction located on the South Side. This spot used to be popular back in the day when it was more accessible, but due to heightened security, this junction is pretty much off limits. Going East and West is the BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision. BNSF knows this spot as "NERSKA" while BRC knows it as "Lemoyne." BNSF's huge Corwith Intermodal Yard sits East of this junction and lots of intermodal traffic moves in and out through here. Running North and South is the BRC Mainline. The Belt Railway Of Chicago handles many transfers and trackage rights trains from the first class railroads. Up to 50 trains a day can be seen on this busy mainline. The bridge to the North is a swing bridge. In fact, one of only seven on the Chicago Sanitary And Ship Canal. Not that many considering the number of railroad bridges that cross this river. South of where the BNSF and BRC cross at grade is the CN/IC Joliet Subdivision. The CN resides on the south side of the I-55/Stevenson Expressway and handles Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle Trains.

BNSF seemed to dominate the entire junction today.

3:53PM-
A BNSF loaded coal drag fresh off the Chicago Subdivision pounds the diamonds as it heads South on the BRC. The DPU appears to be leading.
BNSF SD70MAC #8830
BNSF ES44AC #6120
BNSF ES44AC #5917

3:57PM-
BNSF GP39M #2885 runs South alongside the coal drag. This unit worked industries off the BRC all day and is returning back home. After the coal drag clears, it switches over to the opposite main and take the connector. Once back on home trackage, it goes into Junction Yard and switches stacks.

4:38PM-
Another BNSF coal drag running on the BRC shows up.
BNSF SD70MAC #8806
BNSF C44-9W #5153
BNSF SD70ACe #9163 (DPU)

4:46PM-
The Transcon is now ready to see some trains. Two container intermodals pulled up to the signals while the coal drag occupied the diamonds. Both now throttle up.
BNSF C44-9W #5497
BNSF C44-9W #5194
BNSF C44-9W #4589

BNSF ES44DC #7426
BNSF C44-9W #1039

5:09PM-
BNSF has cleared the junction once again. BRC takes that opportunity to send some CP trackage rights trains through. The Southbound was a manifest with one unit and the Northbound was a container intermodal headed for Bensenville.
CP ES44AC #8713

CP AC4400CW #9510
CP AC4400CW #9668

(c) 9th Street Productions.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• BNSF
• BRC
• CN
• NS
• UP
• ATSF
• NERSKA
• Lemoyne
• Chicago
• Corwith
• Clearing
• Yard
• Swing
• Bridge
• Lemont
• Joliet
• Junction
• Belt
• Railway
• Ash
• Street
• Railroad
• Train
• Railfan
• Foamer

[MP36er]

Where'd you park? On the highway?

[BoxcarFrank]

No on a street in a neighborhood. I had a walk a little ways to get here.

[SFLRailFan]

Another excellent production, Frank. But, if you were on RR property without permission...

[BoxcarFrank]

I wasn't exactly. The area is just kinda sketchy to be in. There are no signs that prohibit us from going here.

[LARailsEXCR]

Typical BoxcarFrank, trespassing as usual. Great job making it bad for the rest of us. It's a shame that security wasn't on hand to place you under arrest.

[BoxcarFrank]

Well if it gets your panties in such a knot why don't you do something about it!

[AviationMetalSmith]

That BN#2885 was amazing,(at 1:51) I thought there were no units left in the original green. Must be permanently assigned to yard service, I assume? How many units are still in the cascade green livery?

(Oh, I see it's a GP39M, I clinked on "more info", thank you).

[bechho]

Another great movie from Chicagoland. You really have access to some of the best railfanning spots ever.... Keep the videos coming.

[soln4suhreborn]

That's just off the Stevenson before the Cicero exit,right?

[modemeyes]

Another video that catches the atmosphere of the railroad,,,Keep the video's coming!

[bigvan98]

were any of those bnsf coals headed for the indiana harbor belt in argo and then sent to wisconsin? also did that 2nd to last cp intermodal come from landers?

[mygirl22ward]

Nice editing young one! Cant wait to show you what went past this diamond in the early 1990's! Pure Santa Fe on the 991, EX- MILW Geep on a transfer, the first SPEED lettering GP-40-2 SP working its way west on the IC main complete with a SP bay window caboose! It just might interest you I filmed where you stood 17 years ago.... Times change for sure, I would never visit that area again, thanks for taking my place and showing me whats going through now days......WOW?

[theinflator]

Great work as usual, great to document the BNSF, god knows if it will be around in a few years and not taken over by Union Pacific

[theinflator]

Yep, another asshole heard from

[Larsky1010]

Great work! Stereo sound is particularly effective.