Steel City Junction Series: Railfanning Pine Junction, Gary, IN. 3-23-10.

8:06AM-
Amtrak 350 makes it's appearance on time as it flies towards Michigan this great spring morning.
P42DC #29
P42DC #26

8:54AM-
The Produce Train heads to the East Coast to be loaded. UP power and heavily-tagged ARMN reefers make up this train.
UP SD70M #5021
UP SD70M #5076
UP ES44AC #5357

8:54AM-
Meeting from the East was Amtrak Capital Limited 29.
P42DC #185
P42DC #80

9:05AM-
On the old B&OCT, a manifest out of Chicago makes it's way East.
CSXT ES40DC #5427
CSXT SD40-2 #8431

9:08AM-
A run-through vehicle train off the IHB at CP502 goes by with a good trailing unit.
CP AC4400CW #9526
CP ES44AC #8705
CP SD40-2 #6036

9:12AM-
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 49 attempts to makes up any time lost as it barrels towards Chicago.
P42DC #173
P42DC #169

9:20AM-
CN has a trackage rights manifest that they usually send a few times a week. Too bad the power was weak.
CN C44-9W #2553
CN SD75I #5695

9:29AM-
With no horses seen on the NS so far, another Canadian runthrough rolls through CP499.
CP ES44AC #8512
CP SD40-2 #6030

9:31AM-
A trio of thoroughbreds lead a manifest West.
NS C40-9W #9718
NS C40-9W #9022
NS C40-8 #8895

9:39AM-
Coke loads off the B&OCT make their way out of Curtis to the City Track which will take them to the main leading into CN Kirk Yard.
CSXT ES40AC #5314
CSXT SD40-2 #8023

9:40AM-
With the coke loads rolling uphill behind me, an intermodal speeds by on the NS.
NS C40-9W #9683
NS C40-9W #9781

9:50AM-
Amtrak Pere Marquette 371 rolls on through to Chicago with the Phase III NPCU in control.
NPCU #90219
P42DC #30

9:53AM-
Finally the slow moving coke loads from the CSX arrive at CN Kirk Yard.

10:09AM-
BO9 coil empties head for loading in East Chicago.
NS SD70M-2 #2714
NS C40-9W #9641

TO BE UPDATED LATER!

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[SFLRailFan]

More spectacular railfan videos, Frank, from what is becoming for me a favorite hotspot to watch trains. You can bet I'll visit Clark Rd. when I go up there this summer. Fav'd.

[BoxcarFrank]

And you can bet I'll be there :)

[CAVSFAN2360]

Awesomeness.....5* n fav.

[CPManJoe]

Awesome stuff Frank! Good to see an AC60 out again.

[wizehop]

What an awesome place to watch trains! great vids

[sidekike3]

Great video Frank!

[EJE670]

Great Action!!! Thanks for sharing Frank!

[deronw40]

great video

[johnnycab23513]

A real good variety.

[worldtransport]

great!!!