Plenty of stuff went on at Pine today. Note that CN changed the EJ&E symbols to their own so they will now be in my videos.
6:16AM-
Signals are set for trains in both directions as soon as I get there. A UP trackage rights manifest flies West and meets an NS Z-train going the opposite direction.
UP SD70M #5225
UP SD70M #4725
NS C40-9W #9443
NS C40-9W #9452
6:29AM-
Another early morning Z-train shows up around the junction, this one headed West.
NS C40-9W #9845
NS C40-9W #9883
6:41AM-
I go to the South part of the junction where the CN City Line resides to catch early-morning Unit Coke Train C76891. This train came out of Curtis Yard and will go around the junction on the CN into Kirk. Just before it came, an NS Z-train with EMD power passes.
NS SD70M-2 #2711
NS SD70M-2 #2727
CSXT AC4400CW #155
CSXT AC4400CW #282
6:54AM-
A pair of Catfish take a Z-train East.
NS C40-9W #9606
NS C40-9W #9899
7:05AM-
The parade of Z-trains continues this morning as a trio of Dash-9s leads one West.
NS C40-9W #9757
NS C40-9W #9818
NS C40-9W #9775
7:20AM-
CSXT finally sends some trains my way, the first being an empty ethanol headed back West.
CSXT ES44DC #5465
CSXT SD60M #8770
7:38AM-
The L51391 is the replacement symbol for the old EJ&E KSW2. This transfer works around Whiting all day then comes back.
CN GP9RM #7030
IC SW14 #1497
7:52AM-
A grungy power set leads Amtrak's Capital Limited number 29 West.
P42DC #159
P42DC #132
7:58AM-
CSXT GP15T #1510 is in charge of today's Y123 local also known as the Curtis Turn.
8:09AM-
Domestic containers go West in the haze with the power of two C40-9Ws
NS C40-9W #9187
NS C40-9W #9456
8:10AM-
Amtrak Wolverine 350 makes it's Eastbound run to Michigan and back.
P42DC #35
NPCU #90222
8:54AM-
Amtrak 49, the Inbound Lake Shore Limited kicks up dust that settled on the tracks due to a lack of trains.
P42DC #120
P42DC #104
P42DC #123
9:13AM-
The old KSW1 Matteson Turn is now symboled L51491 by CN. Classic power still leads though.
EJ&E SD38-2 #668
9:18AM-
A container intermodal on the B&OCT heads West in the still early-morning light.
CSXT C40-8W #7801
CSXT AC4400CW #387
9:20AM-
Container head West on the NS led by two SD70M-2s
NS SD70M-2 #2770
NS SD70M-2 #2744
10:13AM-
This manifest stopped at the holding point for awhile due to traffic ahead and now throttles up.
Check out the old school power!
CSXT SD40-2 #8441
CSXT C40-8W #7683
CSXT MP15DC #1139
10:14AM-
I get a low-level shot of Amtrak Pere Marquette 371. Good to see the NPCU still leading.
NPCU #90221
P42DC #34
10:20AM-
This empty produce train interchanged from the UP in Chicago to the CSXT. It's going back East to be loaded.
UP SD70M #5165
UP SD70M #3865
UP SD70M #4277
10:29AM-
Big CSX power leads an empty coal train back West.
CSXT AC4400CW #327
CSXT ES44DC #5294
10:45AM-
A decent lash-up leads a manifest East on the CSX and slows to a stop at the crossing. The crew on the Y123 yard is doing a rollby inspection.
Meanwhile on the NS, container intermodal with an ex. Conrail unit trailing passes through. From the other direction, the empty coil train flies to Mittal with an SD70 leading!
The CSX manifest now starts up again, meeting the switcher. Hows that for a meet?
CSXT ES44AC #820
CSXT AC4400CW #5106
CSXT AC4400CW #545
CSXT SD70MAC #4565
CSXT GP40-2 #6214
NS C40-9W #9481
NS SD60I #6745
NS SD70 #2558
NS C40-9W #9380
10:55AM-
Another container intermodal led by an SD70M-2. At least it's better than GE.
NS SD70M-2 #2750
NS C40-9W #9318
11:05AM-
Wolverine 351 had the Phase III Cabbage last time I saw it. Even though it isn't Phase III, it's still cool to see one on the point.
NPCU #90225
P42DC #126
11:17AM-
Two Michigan Service Amtrak Trains have been coupled together possibly because one of the units failed on the second train. I believe the first train is Blue Water 365 with Wolverine 352 behind it. I know the first set was used on the CN Lincoln Service trains for a while.
NPCU #90200
P42DC #30
P42DC #36
P42DC #33
11:27AM-
Power remains boring so I leave and go to Blue Island Junction.
NS C40-9W #9602
NS C40-9W #9142
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