The very best of train operations I've ever seen. I could watch all this action all day long. So much action! Cheers from eastern TN
@SkyhawkACE1238 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@newjerseyray4 жыл бұрын
I thought I would only watch a few minutes, and then ended up watching the whole clip. lots of activity, fun to watch. thanks!
@h.m.muller93074 жыл бұрын
same w/ me ...
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the show, thanks for watching!
@thelonious22133 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best railfanning videos I've ever seen. There is plenty of activity, a good variety of locomotives and rollingstock, and to top it all off it's well recorded. 19:38 NS 7111 has an awesome horn by the way.
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it!
@kevinjohnson45324 жыл бұрын
What an awesome video capturing both main line and industrial railroading... even with bottle cars. Thanks for the great show
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the action!
@chuckeberth43703 жыл бұрын
Excellent video with lots of action. Loved seeing those older locos.
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@martinbigg20293 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos on trains I seen, lots of action great to watch I just hope other UTubers who do train videos learn from this
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
Really glad you appreciated it, thanks for watching!
@gregginter58674 күн бұрын
Superb action packed video! 🎉
@SkyhawkACE1234 күн бұрын
@@gregginter5867 thank you!
@intercity19714 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and beautiful video! Thank you! 👏👏👏
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!
@LibertyRailfan6 жыл бұрын
Great video, nice catches and tons of action, awesome job!
@sd90mac614 жыл бұрын
OH Boy oh boy!!! Got trains running, north, south, east, west, pulln and PUSHN up, and down, this facility never ever rest, it's mind boggling 😱😵😭 I'm lost, lol, I guess this is what to expect when your the steel industry, I've never seen so many, coil cars, nor so many rolls of steel, them poor mini yard locomotives need a good night's rest at night, lol, WOW, thanks for the amazn video!!! EXELLENT FOOTAGE!!👍👍👍💯🌟made in the good ol USA!!!👍🌟👍
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!!
@gotsteem7 жыл бұрын
I'll bet that's your white car parked at the bottom of the pedestrian ramp in several of your shots. I love those little switchers.. Switchers are my favorite. Great footage! Thanks!
@SkyhawkACE1237 жыл бұрын
That is my white car. Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked it!
@galdavonalgerri21014 жыл бұрын
As a non-English speaker, I was really confused when reading REMOTE CON ROLLED. I actually tried to figure out, what ROLLED means with in connection with a locomotive. Then, I found out, the locomotive is remote *controlled* on the right hand side, but remote *con* *rolled* on the left hand side. Thank you for making clear what you mean.
@a.davidmoore89664 жыл бұрын
I think a T fell off somewhere.
@cefnonn4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is a first class video! Fantastic!
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Steven_Williams8 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! CP 502 is one of my favorite spots for this reason.
@SkyhawkACE1238 жыл бұрын
steven williams Thanks man. me too! I just love the industrial scenery.
@lynne64173 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of that Arcellor Switcher #008....that little baby has a lot of power...reminds me of the trains pushing coal cars and scrap metal cars along the Allegheny River at night, in and out of Allegheny Ludlum Steel. That deep distinct rumble I'd hear it and it would lull me to sleep.
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
Definitely an impressive sight!
@steves26944 жыл бұрын
The RC unit sure shoved that steel load around the corner, fast !
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
It's a little scary how quickly they move around that sharp corner sometimes!
@25mfd3 жыл бұрын
@ 2:00 WOW... he is rip assin' round that corner ain't he???... holy cow
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
They sure don't waste any time!
@lynne64173 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂. Man, I was thinking the same damn thing
@jasonraine65937 жыл бұрын
so cool. love this heavy industrial action. thanks for sharing
@ellisjackson33555 жыл бұрын
Me too that's why I like to visit this area from time to time.
@72mrblade5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful sunset!!
@BenjaminEsposti7 жыл бұрын
Lovely shot of the roof of the ET44AC at 9:45 !!! Been waiting to see what it looks like from above! :)
@SkyhawkACE1237 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@petedefillipo88526 жыл бұрын
This is AMAZING footage
@SynchroScore4 жыл бұрын
Always neat to catch the hot metal train on its way to the continuous casting mill in Riverdale. Never been here, but I've seen it passing through Dolton.
@fredwest74365 жыл бұрын
Great video with plenty of good action.
@charlesbonkley4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I never thought about going up on that pedestrian bridge because I thought it was basically off-limits.
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
From what I understand, the walkway bridge i was standing on was built as a part of the Cline Ave project. Sometime in the 90's the state donated it to the city of East Chicago. The rent a cops at the mill will try to kick you out every now and then, and it's usually fun to argue with them.
@familytraditiontransportat79514 жыл бұрын
It's 2020, how busy are things up there now, especially after the sale of Arcelor Mittal's sale ... Excellent video! Have always had a soft spot for Industrial Switching ...
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
I have not been back here in quite a few months, but when I was things both at the mill and on the main were significance slower. Sad what a few years can do.
@adeeponionbrah7 жыл бұрын
Really great videos. An important documenting of action around East Chicago and Gary mills. Variety just keeps coming. I want to see film shot in 1966 of the same area.
@KyleW8183 жыл бұрын
That little switcher has got some power!
@gregginter58674 күн бұрын
What are all of those Xmas tree markers on rear of the switcher cab body! Reflectors or lights?
@gregginter58674 күн бұрын
Wow! That’s gotta be a heavy pull w/all of those coiled cars out of the factory!
@gregginter58674 күн бұрын
As well as the flat slabs!
@stephaniesinger11595 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! Lots of action and super neat trackwork. Would be a good place to model on a layout!
@SkyhawkACE1235 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Someday I'll have this 502 area modeled. Not exactly, but close enough.
@xray6067 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. It's hard to see good mill footage. Have you ever found a way to get footage of the Gary Ry. down by USS?
@xray6064 жыл бұрын
@@patkramer5372 It was a spin off out of the CN purchase of EJ&E. They kept a little section down there and named it the Gary Ry., and use some ex EJE units.
@waynemiller73824 жыл бұрын
Those SW1000s seem to have a vertical stacked set of marker lights on the back edge of the cab side wall, on both sides, you can just see them sticking out. Do you know what they are for? Are the color coded for something? You can just see in the last clip there just one of them lit up green.
@davidcoleman9584 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness! What a hotspot this is. How many trains run here per day?
@sergioarroyoguerrero54344 жыл бұрын
Los trenes en el Este de Chicago , la fabrica de acero , cruces diamante y cambios automaticos .
@genivalalvez52814 жыл бұрын
É uma maravilha assisti esses vídeos de ferrovias . Pra me é um ótimo lazer . Fui criado perto de ferrovias e entendo muito bem .
@filhadodeusvivoherdeiradoa88264 жыл бұрын
Também gosto muito. Na verdade eu amo os trens de ferro.
@RailfanJX4 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me the precise location of where you took these shots? I've been to the area a gazillion times but I can't find a good safe place to railfan.
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Where Cline Ave/912 exits to Michigan Ave. There is a pedestrian bridge that goes over the tracks.
@RailfanJX4 жыл бұрын
@@SkyhawkACE123 Is this considered a safe place to railfan?
Why the remote controlled Arcelor Mittal yard locomotives but not remote controlled switches? Aren't remote controlled switches rather common? Maybe they want to keep one (low-paid) human on the train to hit the kill swich if the remote control fails. In the near future every train shown in this video will be auttomated. Nice video. Thanks for not adding any background music.
@jcure7 жыл бұрын
Railfanned here and Dothan on a road trip between Calif and Grand Rapids on a Sunday. Nice to see the area from the air.
@midlandcompound7 жыл бұрын
Terrific video! Thanks for sharing.
@SkyhawkACE1237 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated, thank you!
@rrbone3 жыл бұрын
This is so much better than the Oprah, Prince Harry, and Megan interview.
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
I agree, thank you! Lol
@David-nl1zt4 жыл бұрын
Wow, busy place!
@michelb6135 жыл бұрын
What trains are those? 6:58
@joshcalhoun93264 жыл бұрын
Tips for good days/times to catch mill jobs?
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Week days seem to be better. But it's been slow for several months.
@jpenny4 жыл бұрын
Is there a particular reason why they put an open hopper car in between each iron torpedo car? I just was curious if it was for safety, or some other practical reason. Thank you.
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Weight distribution is a huge reason, those bottle cars are significantly heavier than an average freight car, even a locomotive
@AlfTrains3 жыл бұрын
Great vídeo
@SkyhawkACE1233 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@randyfunk80284 жыл бұрын
Your videos are great
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jeffskene427 жыл бұрын
do the modern gensets do good in winter Canadian Pacific tryed thenm but didnt think they did very well in the cold climite
@timmensch36014 жыл бұрын
is there a reason why there are empty flat bed cars between the bottle cars?
@firemann574 жыл бұрын
Spread out the weight and add some brakes.
@davidgolbert35485 жыл бұрын
What do the row of lights on the sides of the end cab switchers indicate?
@SkyhawkACE1235 жыл бұрын
The locomotives working the mills are remote control. Green means under power, red means stopping.
@davidgolbert35485 жыл бұрын
@@SkyhawkACE123 thank you
@GFSwinger16934 жыл бұрын
14:25 What was he attempting to tell you guys?
@jeremycross85986 жыл бұрын
CP crew: *Yeah, we are definitely lost..*
@no_bitches06216 жыл бұрын
Unpaid Intern I actually see CP and CN often out here in the Midwest. They are pretty common.
@ellisjackson33555 жыл бұрын
CN a lot yes. They have an HQ in Homewood. CP has a yard in Bensenville.
@jstoli996c4s5 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂
@brianpletcher91134 жыл бұрын
Cp has a line running through South Bend IN and frequently run trains on NS lines to reach there other tracks across the midwest.
@m94neves574 жыл бұрын
Very good video! :)
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@boog5675 жыл бұрын
Is that an SW1001?
@MogoPlays694 жыл бұрын
I love this🤓
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@trains35014 жыл бұрын
This place is busier than a one legged pole dancer!!,,,,
@mike32277 Жыл бұрын
Well done.
@SkyhawkACE123 Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@geoffreylee51994 жыл бұрын
The steel company unit was on tracks laid by a model railroader.
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
It's quite the impressive maze of tracks!
@RsRj-qd2cg4 жыл бұрын
It's a remote controlled unit so basically a standard gauge model train.
@DrRchannel714 жыл бұрын
great video, like
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@kevinhennessy70615 жыл бұрын
How far from inland steel was this
@SkyhawkACE1235 жыл бұрын
This is Inland steel
@jeffhansen49416 жыл бұрын
Just a cool video. Any video by BP ,USX Gary ,and the Calumet Ind District.
@thomassalerno52035 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Everything Railroading happens In Chicago!
@CombsTowerProductions7 жыл бұрын
That bridge you're on is for public use right? i want to make a trip out there
@ohboy36225 жыл бұрын
Yes
@kevinbraden94455 жыл бұрын
Put 40 years In there👍
@ejefan10686 жыл бұрын
Great vantage point.
@ejefan10686 жыл бұрын
Great sounds too 👍
@lesbsocal91074 жыл бұрын
One of the more realistic model railroads
@TheOneTrueDragonKing7 жыл бұрын
Is that... UNION PACIFIC at 0:27?!
@pilot30164 жыл бұрын
So there is a mystery over the oddly shaped cars (not shown here, except in the intro frame). So I ask.. what is this about? A disclaimer? Nothing to see here? Answere. You know which ones I am talking about.
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
Clearly you didn't watch the video very long, because the video thumbnail occurs around the 10:27 mark. They are hot metal "bottle cars", they store hot molten liquid steel basically.
@pilot30164 жыл бұрын
@@SkyhawkACE123 I did, along with my wife. Sorry I missed it. My apologies. So..why do they ship molten metals? I'm 69 years old by the way.
@SkyhawkACE1234 жыл бұрын
@@pilot3016 this is an inter-plant operation. They move raw products around the steel mill.
@pilot30164 жыл бұрын
@@SkyhawkACE123 interesting. Seems like I have seen some footage of these cars moving through small towns. No conspiracy theory here..just seems odd. I have been to the mitsubishi factory in Miihara Japan (it has a foundry and manufactures offset printing presses)...and this just seems ..odd.
@charlesbonkley4 жыл бұрын
@@pilot3016 Actually, the molten pig iron is shipped over to another steel mill in Riverdale, Illinois where it is put into a BOP (Basic Oxygen Process) furnace to reduce and refine its carbon content.
@williamsquires30707 жыл бұрын
(@ 24:36) I guess the guy in the switcher got bored, or decided he'd parked the flatcars on the wrong siding (or more likely, his boss told him, "You f***ing idiot, I told you those cars go on track 2!! Now go back and do it right, or you're fired!") :)
@randallfunk83898 жыл бұрын
great video
@SkyhawkACE1238 жыл бұрын
Randall Funk Thank you!
@no_bitches06216 жыл бұрын
8:41 Watch for ICF on bridges. Yea, there’s this terrible thing called icf which is worse than ice and grows on bridges.
@WeldinMike274 жыл бұрын
I thought for a second what the hell is icf.
@jawbreaker148784 жыл бұрын
very busy track
@filhadodeusvivoherdeiradoa88264 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏
@ElectronicsTech095 жыл бұрын
This place is very busy.
@keonisan6 жыл бұрын
Shame that Dash 8 wasn't leading the Amtrak that would have been epic.
@mattstarr82032 жыл бұрын
slabs coming from west side to east side for 80 hot strip
@titantitan30304 жыл бұрын
hasta ahora el transporte mas economico que hay es por tren