Cleveland Cliffs Steel Mill Trains at CP 503 in East Chicago

On February 4th, 2022, I returned to CP 503 along Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line to catch CSX M367 with an ex-Reading GP39-2 leading. Just a few minutes after I arrived, I caught M367 crossing the Indiana Harbor Canal. Luckily, I had my drone up at the same time to catch two Cleveland Cliffs steel mill trains on their trackage on the other side of the NS & CN. I spent the rest of my visit following the unique movements of these trains. My favorite part of using my drone at the mill is looking into the steaming hot "torpedo" cars that haul molten steel around the mill.
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[@user-yd9bj3bs8g]

Drove these type of. traims in various steel works in the UK in the 70's. Great memories!

[@terryjohns9301]

Excellent, Excellent, video 👌 I just love Heavy Industry and Railroading in action..... Fantastic video 👌

[@robertdipaola3447]

A great video of trains and steel in heavy industry, a real man's job, thanks for all you do

[@andrewpalm2103]

Hot bottles and slab flats! Another great video from the scenic southern shores of Lake Michigan. Cheers from Wisconsin!

[@BeeLineEast]

Very cool. I worked at the Steelton Plant that Cleveland Cliffs owns now (former Bethlehem Steel and Archlor Mittal. Steelton Pa. Steelton and Highspire R.R. does the shifting in the mill. I worked in the rail mill there. Rail brands you may see are Bethlehem Steelton or Mittal .

[@node4148]

local 1688 🤝🏼

[@BeeLineEast]

@@node4148 Yes that is right. Almost 43 years with 1688.

[@thomasmackowiak]

CSX train #M367 originates in Selkirk, New York and terminates at the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard in Chicago, Illinois. On its way to the Chicago area, CSX train #M367 stopped at DeWitt Yard in Syracuse, New York to work at DeWitt Yard. The Cleveland Cliffs Steel plant engines are interesting to watch as they move around the Cleveland Cliffs Steel Mill plants. The hot "torpedo" cars are specialty cars that add to the movement of freight cars within the plants. Thank you for taking the time to capture CSX train #M367 and the Cleveland Cliffs Steel plant's switch engines. Usually, I get to see CSX train #M367 in the Dunkirk, New York area on the Wide World of Trains KZbin channel. This is the first time I have seen CSX train #M367 specifically mentioned on a video from the steel mill plants in the Burns Harbor area of Indiana.

[@PlanetMojo]

I could actually watch a whole lot of these videos of the same area. It's huge, and there is so much to see! Great video SLT!

[@ajmayowskijr]

Excellent

[@GMCGUY-]

The dedication you have brother man you have to go out there all the time and film this sound like you're sitting home and just taking your drone and flying it to the spot and recording at you physically have to be there and go to all these places people don't understand on how much time gas money dedication it takes to make these videos great video man I'm glad to see another upload from you Sam I hope I see another one soon

[@mikebauer4343]

totally awesome, one of the best yard films -- the top down on the bottle-cars brings it home. some much in this film to watch and think about. thank you very much.

[@HaroldAlexis-bb8sd]

Nice video. 🎥👍

[@CSXFan5496]

Nice video! I'm so ready for this!!

[@EagleCreekRailRoad]

Another awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

I want a Remote Controlled Train 😁

[@beelzeboss22]

Catch these bottle trains running through East Chicago in the morning hours while it’s still dark. The cars literally glow orange. Pretty dang cool.

[@gp3829]

I enjoyed watching that, thank you.

[@heybeerdan1820]

Outstanding!

[@egparis18]

Going to share this one too. Thank you very much for uploading it.

[@rogerthat6451]

Excellent footage! Great job! Thanks for posting.

[@christopherdibble5872]

The engineers don't.wave from the trains anymore, not like they did back in 1954!

[@Steven_Williams]

Don't know how I missed this one. Excellent work!

[@ajwawrzyniak]

Another great Job!

[@ralphaverill2001]

"Remote Controlled" robot locomotives. Soon the tech at a computer with a joy stick remotely controlling the locos will be replaced by AI. Great video of America's former industrial might rusting away.

[@QuadMochaMatti]

The true revenge of the nerds is driving everyone else out of work. The AI Hydra has been set free, and now it's just a matter of a few years before we're all dead, or will want to be. I don't have any aspirations of ever being a code goon. I tried to learn programming years ago in college, and soon realized it ain't my bag. Even the fields of Art and Design (that I majored in at Uni) are not immune. The whole AI art trend on Instagram in particular is really disturbing.

[@MuzafferZara]

💯💯💯

[@midmichiganemdrailfan.4187]

Nice

[@CoryAY82383]

I loaded a coil here once

[@shawnwright4129]

I find it interesting that the engines are remote controlled. Did you have to ask permission to fly the drone around or was it on public property/airspace? How do the torpedo cars not melt from having molten steel in them?

[@forddon]

The bottle cars are lined with brick that can withstand the heat

[@tomstarcevich1147]

Wow awesome great footage 👏 😀 👍 this is a must watch if your steel mill modeling fantastic 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃

[@norbby42]

Seen it in a few of your vids - some of the smaller DE engines have a car either directly in front of or behind them (5:58 ref). What is that? Is it a battery pack for areas where burning diesel isn't allowed (if any such areas exist)?

[@jimdandy7772]

How much of the plant is operational?

[@sanddabz5635]

To me it looks about half, of course I'm just nobody.

[@WesleyEast-RRfan]

Nice video. How do you access these locations?

[@SamLovesTrains]

@@WesleyEast-RRfan Thanks! At this spot, I fly from along the NS mainline.

[@sanddabz5635]

Does anyone know how long the steel stays hot in those torpedo cars? What's the time frame before it starts to solidify?

[@gustavomercado1599]

hours

[@sanddabz5635]

@@gustavomercado1599 Thank you!

[@robertdipaola3447]

It's slag, not steel, the train dumps the slag at a nearby heap, it is used to make concrete when cooled and transported elsewhere

[@user-ql2ml3io3m]

Ed stefanski

[@guerrillarailfan3716]

Do you ever get harrassed by plant security or law enforcement?

[@SamLovesTrains]

I haven’t yet

[@24fletchdog]

Is that close to the b &0 round house

[@michaelhband]

👍👍👍❤❤❤🚂🚂🚂

[@RailWatchers]

Awesome work! What drone do you use?

[@SamLovesTrains]

Thanks. DJI Mini 3 Pro

[@eprohoda]

buddy,Bonjour~ Like it~ you did gorgeous video~ do you wanna promotion?- sleep well- :))

[@robertserr3356]

Seen 2 vids of trains pulling the waste off to somewhere, and the video ends, makes it kind of anticlimactic. Lets see the unloading.