Railfanning Blue Island, Illinois, 10.06.12: CSX, CN, UP, IAIS, Metra

[@tigerphid9677]

Imagine living next to those tracks. Between trains hitting the diamonds and blowing their horns, and the general noise, it must be a railfan's dream and a homeowner's nightmare...

[@PodmixtureAgain]

Looks different from when i rode the IC central train from Halsted st. To the blue island vermont st stop. I remember falling down on black ice,an old men tryed to help me up, he also fell down,then a whole crowed of nice people helped us up. I was on my way to Woolworths to buy records. 1979

[@1BlubeTube]

At least 20 trains, not counting Metra pass by on these tracks each day. And there are a lot of other tracks close by. At 171st St and Ashland Ave, are where they detach the cars and they roll down hill onto different tracks. I've seen it dozens of times. It's nice to look at.

[@NickThatRailfan]

Blue Island see's 100+ trains a day what are you talking about?

[@anthonymcmillan5881]

Thanks for showing IAIS engines. They just fly past me. Keep showing your great work.

[@Andrewsaxamophone]

Looks like the signal had a small trip up right at 5:00. Great catches!

[@roberthassan4411]

Really miss the Grand Trunk Western coming through this crossing! It's a shame the CN decided to close the GT down. I remember the GT had a small transfer yard just south of here back in the 1980's, miss them days!

[@danielcarter5973]

Love good trains on social media,in real life I go into railroad yards,its not so much fun when a freight train blocks my only entrance into the rail yard,and I'm not sure how long before they bring up the green signal for train to depart,I've waited as long as an hour plus,still love my trains .

[@1BlubeTube]

Indiana Harbor Belt is favorite Train Co.

[@MBJLMJ]

the locomotive in second out of the first train was smoking at the coupler

[@dwkcamman611]

GREAT catches!!!

[@charlestillman8350]

smoke was coming from the tracktion engine

[@RailfanningRulez]

Epic lash-up at 5:54!!

[@coreypeters4170]

8:02, A depressed center flat car!

[@RailfanningRulez]

The CSX Is buying the CN Elsdon Sub, so that GT Signal and the CN trains through Blue Island are going to be gone soon

[@johnnybukenasjr.9911]

2:34 wow a rare k line rail bridge wellcar

[@cnrailfan8000]

so train 3 locos were all special

[@Timrathmore]

i could spend all day in that location > God Bless the American Railroader and Conductor. They move Americas Economy. We rave about muscle cars and horsepower. Clearly most of those people haven't got a clue about train horsepower

[@willwozniak2826]

Iowa Interstate Es44s are AC, not DC.

[@claydog1299]

How many trains go by blue island each day

[@larry84988]

The CN trains aren't going anywhere, CN will have trackage rights after CSX buys the line out in 2013.

[@michaelglass4701]

COOL

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

Great video! What used to run on the unused single-track span over the Cal Sag Channel?

[@sodatran3538]

Lawrence Keesler h.

[@allgr8429]

I think you are talking about where the 2 Metra lines come back together on the south end. It is past the last station stop on the more western line.

[@anderlander3848]

CSX = Crash, Sue, Xplode.

[@MrImpossiblyBlack]

IAIS is trolling the railroad crossing :P

[@MASTERSTUDENT1]

***** *****

[@roberthassan4411]

Really miss the Grand Trunk Western coming through this crossing! It's a shame the CN decided to close the GT down. I remember the GT had a small transfer yard just south of here back in the 1980's, miss them days!