Chicago Terminal Series: Lemoyne, Ash Street, And Brighton Park, 7-9-10.

2:31PM-
No better way to start off the evening with a pair of SOO units on a transfer at Lemoyne.
SOO GP38-2 #4412
SOO GP38-2 #4436

2:10PM-
A CN transfer bound for Glen Yard rolls over the BRC with an unexpected leader running long hood forward.
EJ&E SD38-2 #661
IC GP38-2 #9563

2:24PM-
BNSF Coal Loads off the racetrack and a transfer from Cicero run side by side down the BRC.
BNSF SD70ACe #9185

BNSF GP38-2 #2332

2:43PM-
The famed Bensenville-Landers container transfer creeps by over the diamonds.
CP GP38-2 #4524

4:30PM-
I now switched locations and went to Ash Street Crossing where a NS container transfer from 55th Street on the CJ crosses the lightly used CN/IC Freeport Sudivision.
NS C40-9W #9148

4:37PM-
A UP coal train crosses the Ash Street scissor bridges about to cross the diamonds.
UP AC4400CW #7100
UP AC4400CW #6888

5:03PM-
After seeing a few trains at Ash, I now went a little bit South to Brighton Park, where there were Metra Heritage Corridor trains due on the CN/IC. The first of the evening, 917 comes around the corner and pounds the NS and CSX diamonds behind me.
F40PH-2 #103

5:05PM-
Not even two minutes went by since Metra already this UP light power move on the CSX takes on the diamonds.
UP SD70ACe #8439
UP SD70M #4333

5:16PM-
A loaded coal train heads South on the NS.
UP AC4400CW #5779
UP AC6000 #7562
UP AC4400CW #6285 (DPU)

5:30PM-
Amtrak Lincoln Service 305 clamors across several diamonds at CP Brighton with the Phase III going along for the ride.
P42DC #35
NPCU #90219

5:33PM-
NS Hi-Hood GP38-2 #5248 leads a transfer of hoppers North on the CJ.

5:40PM-
Metra 919 now gets the light and heads West.
F40PH-2 #111

5:49PM-
With Ash Street looming in the distance, a UP manifest slowly makes it's way through Brighton.
UP C40-8W #9399
UP SD70M #5109

6:25PM-
The final HC train, Metra 921 crosses the diamonds.
F40PH-2 #116

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[megs905]

Wow NS 9148 looked like it caught fire!! WOW! Looks like turbo? Nice Horn Salute

[Yzerfan55]

awsome video, why is there a caboose on that bensenville-landers transfer?

[SFLRailFan]

Awesome as usual, Frank. Those SOO Geeps in the opening scene was nice. Seeing those FEC well cars on that transfer run was really cool too. All in all an excellent package.

-Ted

[wsuraifan]

Sweet Video 5*'s and a favorite.