Steel City Junction Series: CN/EJ&E Action In The Pine Area, Gary, IN. 11-19-09.

The follow-up vid consists of everything on the CN/EJ&E. CN might be in charge, but their new operations are no where near boring. Today was the busiest I've ever seen the old EJ&E trackage in the Pine area. The NS and CSX lines were also very busy so if you havn't already, watch the previous footage also made today.

8:35AM-
Here's a meet I've been waiting to see since I first went to Pine. The "Line Train" or whatever CN calls it has orange power today. Not only did this job have EJ&E power assigned, but the L99191 Pine Job did too. Both jobs meet at their respective Clark Rd. crossings.
EJ&E SD38-2 #675
CN SD40-2W #5338

EJ&E SD38-2 #656

8:37AM-
EJ&E #656 was going back to the lead to switch onto the track where the cut of cars going back to Kirk is. Now it proceeds back forward.

9:06AM-
SVGX SW1200RS #1343 makes a rare appearance on the L51491 this morning. Owned by a company called Savage Inc, this unit is leased to industries.
EJ&E SD38-2 #668

9:24AM-
The R99291 Curtis Job returns with a large cut of cars from the CSXT. Some came in on the Y123 this morning. They take the City Line back to the main then from there Kirk Yard where it passes over Clark Rd. again.
CN GP9rm #7030

9:42AM-
After waiting for the R99192, R99191 finally gets permission to go back into Kirk Yard.

10:09AM-
In the days of welded rail and concrete ties, the old jointed-rail CN/EJ&E City Line appears ancient. Some CSX light power out of Kirk Yard heads to Curtis to power a coal/coke train later.
CSXT SD70MAC #4798
CSXT AC4400CW #47

12:41PM-
A light CSX SD40-2 chugs out of Curtis, up the City Line.
CSXT SD40-2 #8452

12:45PM-
As if I hadn't caught enough good stuff today, L51391, a job that works around East Chicago and Whiting returns early today with the one of a kind yellow SW leading.
EJ&E SW1001 #446
IC SW14 #1497

12:54PM-
The light SD40-2 now proceeds into Kirk Yard Limits.

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[gameover340]

cool video

[wsuraifan]

Great video package, nice to see some older motive power. I have seen UP running old switchers in their albina yard in Portland, Oregon. If my memory serves my correct I think it was an SW 1200.

At any rate, good job.

[KielChaves]

very good

[nawrock]

excellent video

[justkiddin08]

Great job on the video!!!

[phorneker]

Nice catch on the SAVX unit. CN acquired Savage Alberta in 2006, and this unit was a part of their fleet. Savage Alberta was headquartered at Grande Prairie, Alberta, which is 261 miles WNW of Edmonton, where CN has four other SD38s in use.

[DecommMan]

Absolutely awesome - great form, great style and great content!!!!

[thetrainman407]

Awesome job Frank! nice first meet, and those switchers were sweet!

[spazman13579]

I like eggs.

[modemeyes]

Good one Frank! Good production 5*