Tons of Trains at the Clark Road Triple Railroad Crossings in Gary, IN

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About this video: On April 17, 2024, I spent the morning east of Chicago along Norfolk Southern’s Chicago Line in Gary, Indiana. The particular location that I was at for the morning was along Clark Road, which is a point where several rail lines and yards cross the road parallel to each other. As a result of this, there are multiple grade crossings right next to each other along Clark Road. Due to their close spacing, parts of all 3 of these crossings must activate whenever a train comes, including the crossings where there may not be a train coming right at that time - this prevents vehicles from becoming trapped on any of the tracks in case an additional train should come while one is already going by (a frequent occurrence throughout the 2 hours that I spent here). Trains were very frequent, and I did my best to capture both the interesting rail operations and the unique crossing setup at this location.

[@RandomRailfan828]

Nice catches there man!

[@rail_spike_productions]

Thanks very much!

[@samstranghorwitz]

2:34 in the video Gp-9Rm? Or not? Nice video I’m going to be in the Midwest soon and I hope to catch some crossings!

[@rail_spike_productions]

If you mean the 5937, I believe that’s an SD40. Glad you enjoyed the video and hope you enjoy your time in the Midwest

[@PhippsRailProductions]

I bet this crossing is a Signal Maintainer’s worst nightmare