Chicagoland Junction Series: Railfanning Blue Island Crossing, 7-24-09.

5:03PM-
An empty ethanol train returns to it's rightous railroad heading North on the B&OCT.
CSXT ES44DC #5287
CSXT C40-8W #7867

5:03PM-
Talk about being on the wrong side of the tracks. I underestimated the speed of this Z-Train and could have shot a triple train meet, IHB being up front.
CSXT C40-8W #7780
CSXT C40-8W #7743

5:19PM-
A UP trackage rights transfer from Proviso goes to the CSX Barr Yard.
UP SD70M #4516
UP C40-8W #9497

5:24PM-
This made up for the IHB job blocked out by the CSX Z-Train. This transfer is bound for CP's Bensenville.
IHB GP40-2 #4018

5:29PM-
UP Power leads a short transfer out of Riverdale Yard, up the IHB.
UP ES44AC #5344
UP ES44AC #7436

5:38PM-
A long string of doublestacks takes the IHB.
CSXT ES44DC #5434
CSXT C40-8W #7882

5:48PM-
Once again I catch an IHB switcher with an awesome K3LA.
IHB SW1500 #1503
Caboose #57

5:57PM-
The parade of IHB switchers keeps on going as another local returns.
IHB SW1500 #1505

6:45PM-
A CSX manifest rumbles over the diamonds.
CSXT ES44DC #5268
CSXT AC4400CW #160

6:58PM-
A big manifest on the CN switches to the IHB via the connector. IAIS BICB is finally called out too and passes over it.
CN C44-9W #2692
CN SD75I #5703
CN SD75I #5681

IAIS ES44AC #506
IAIS SD38-2 #157

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Category:

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• CSX
• IHB
• CN
• IAIS
• CRL
• Metra
• BNSF
• NS
• UP
• Rock
• Island
• GTW
• B&O
• Blue
• Chicago
• Barr
• LaGrange
• Tower
• Bridge
• Crossing
• Diamond
• Crossover
• Manifest
• Intermodal
• Power
• Locomotive
• Freight
• Train
• Railfan
• Foamer

[CoastStarlight11]

Very hard core

[LukeBNSF]

At :36, that CSX was bouncing, rocking, and rolling!

[dwkcamman611]

Sweet catches!!!

[Starfield1959]

Nice catch ! I Love this area. All the traffic. All the Cops.

[terrencejohnson23]

nice

[lordbemylight]

From what I see, Blue Island is still not a quiet zone.

[falko73]

wow i never heared a Gong Bell on a ES44DC (CSX ES44DC's) nice vid

[ronthecyborg]

dude...4 trains moving all around you at the same time...

must've been a great rush.

[chevyaholics]

Great Video!

[bechho]

great video. there is really action at Blue Island. Have to visit it someday.

[JoaoT805]

i love coast starlights comment...

"very hard core". couldnt agree anymore.

[YDMO4355]

that was awsome !

like the switcher and caboose...