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Review | 3 years ago

TRRS 553: A Snowy Morning at Porter Junction

CHESTERTON, INDIANA - 23 Jan 2022

Lake Effect Snow Showers off Lake Michigan make for a great winter morning of railfanning at Porter Junction, on the famed NS Chicago Line. On this morning, we catch 15 trains, all passing through Indiana's January Winter Wonderland.

Train Descriptions in Order of Appearance:

Amtrak #371 Pere Marquette Consist: - IDTX 4605 [SC-44] - 3 Superliner Coaches Location/Time: - CSX GR Sub, Doran, MI, CR 500E xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:09 CST

Amtrak #350 Wolverine Consist: - IDTX 4601 [SC-44] - 1 Amfleet Café - 3 Horizon Coaches - 1 Viewliner Baggage Location/Time: - AMTK MI Line, Michigan City, IN, CR 500E xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:27 CST

Amtrak #29 Capitol Limited Consist: - AMTK 17 [P42DC] - 1 Superliner Sleeper - 1 Superliner Diner - 2 Superliner Coaches Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:47 CST

CP Autorack WB Consist: - CP 8146 [AC44CW] - CP 8552 [AC44CW] - 104 Autoracks Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:49 CST

Amtrak #49 Lake Shore Limited Consist: - AMTK 125 [P42DC] - AMTK 107 [P42DC] - 1 Viewliner Sleeper - 1 Amfleet Café - 3 Amfleet Coaches - 1 Viewliner Diner - 2 Viewliner Sleepers - 1 Viewliner Baggage Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:57 CST

NS Intermodal WB Consist: - NS 4439 [AC44C6M] - NS 4233 [AC44C6M] - 116 Intermodal Cars Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:03 CST

CSX Q327 Consist: - CSX 3071 [ES44AH] - CSX 922 [ES44AH] - BNSF 7060 - 77 Mixed Cars Location/Time: - CSX GR Sub, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:30 CST

Amtrak #351 Wolverine Consist: - IDTX 4618 [SC-44] - 4 Horizon Coaches - 1 Amfleet Café - 1 Venture Coach [Testing] Location/Time: - AMTK MI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:43 CST

NS Intermodal WB Consist: - UP 7623 [ES44AC] - Unknown Number of Intermodal Cars Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:12 CST

NS Intermodal WB Consist: - NS 4322 [AC44C6M] - NS 4219 [AC44C6M] - Unknown Number of Intermodal Cars Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:31 CST

NS Manifest WB Consist: - BNSF 5815 [ES44AC] - BNSF 7616 [ES44DC] - 84 Mixed Cars - FXE 4046 [SD70ACe] - 107 Mixed Cars - 191 CARS TOTAL Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:50 CST

Amtrak #365 Blue Water Consist: - IDTX 4633 [SC-44] - 5 Horizon Coaches - 1 Amfleet Café - IDTX 4625 [SC-44] Location/Time: - AMTK MI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:55 CST

NS Manifest WB Consist: - NS 9489 [C44-9W] - NS 7685 [ES40DC] - 83 Mixed Cars Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 11:36 CST

NS Intermodal EB Consist: - NS 4059 [AC44C6M] - 84 Intermodal Cars - NS 1066 [SD70ACe] NYC Heritage Unit - 87 Intermodal Cars Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 12:20 CST

NS Manifest WB Consist: - NS 4210 [AC44C6M] - NS 9684 [C44-9W] - 140 Mixed Cars Location/Time: - NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 12:35 CST

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TRRS 553: A Snowy Morning at Porter Junction

Review | 3 years ago

CHESTERTON, INDIANA - 23 Jan 2022 Lake Effect Snow Showers off Lake Michigan make for a great winter morning of railfanning at Porter Junction, on the famed NS Chicago Line. On this morning, we catch 15 trains, all passing through Indiana's January Winter W...

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TRRS LIVE: Last South Shore Revenue Train thru the Streetrunning - LIVE!

Video | 4 years ago

On February 28, 2022, we're at the west end of 10th Street in Michigan City for Train #106, which was the last revenue passenger move through the street running in Michigan City. After this train reached Dune Park, the Line & Signal department would shut of...

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BNSF's Metra Racetrack: A Railroad Superhighway

Review | 4 years ago

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - 10 DEC 2021 Chicagoland is no stranger to the term "superhighway", whether it be in reference to the Interstate Highway system or its predecessor on rails. With dozens of lines radiating out of the city-on-the-lake, Chicago is the most i...

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TRRS 552: Railfanning the Chicago Line at Porter Junction

Review | 4 years ago

CHESTERTON, INDIANA - 05 SEP 2021 On Sunday, September 5th, 2021, we spent six hours at Control Point 482 on the NS Chicago Line, also known as Porter Junction, reveling in the density and variety of trains here. Over those 6 hours, we catch a total of 16 t...

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TRRS 551: Chasing Marquette Rail through Fall Foliage

Review | 4 years ago

COMSTOCK PARK, MICHIGAN - 23 OCT 2020 As the fall foliage rains down in late October of 2020, we chase Marquette Rail on back-to-back days as they peddle freight through the rural woodlands of Lower Michigan. Marquette Rail Z151 Consist: - MQT 2043 [GP38-2]...

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TRRS 550: Railfanning the Chicago South Shore 08 Aug 2021

Review | 4 years ago

MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA - 08 AUG 2021 It's a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in Michigan City, where we find plenty of passenger and freight on the South Shore Line in just a short period of time. Our first train is a westbound passenger under the wire, followed b...

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TRRS 549: Rail and Sail Action at St. Joseph, MI

Guide | 5 years ago

ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN - 21 AUG 2020 It's a fairly busy morning near the mouth of the St. Joseph River, as three trains, one commercial tug-barge and dozens of recreational boaters cross paths. The CSX swing bridge provides a focal point for the action, closi...

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TRRS 548: A Quick Chase of CSX Q326

Guide | 5 years ago

FENNVILLE, MICHIGAN - 24 Jul 2020 In this edition of the Thornapple River Rail Series, we embark on a quick chase of CSX's Q326, as the sun sets over West Michigan. Recrewed by D802 at Grand Junction, we find them rolling through the hills north of Fennvill...

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TRRS 547: Railroad Rail Replacement

Guide | 5 years ago

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - 23 Jul 2020 Just like any other kind of infrastructure, railroad track is ultimately an expendable resource, requiring periodic reconstruction or rehabilitation to remain in top operational form. While the large steel rails of today...

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TRRS 546: The Misadventures of CSX Q327

Guide | 6 years ago

HOLLAND, MICHIGAN - 02 May 2020 When the trailing unit on a sizable CSX Q327 stopped pulling on the hill out of Holland, an afternoon of shuffling began on May 2nd, 2020. As seen in this edition of the Thornapple River Rail Series, Q327 would take the rear ...

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TRRS 545: Railfanning West Michigan 01 May 2020

Guide | 6 years ago

HOLLAND, MICH - 01 May 2020 Despite the challenging times, railroads have continued to operate, hauling the essential goods needed by people and businesses throughout the world. In West Michigan, that means CSX is still running their Chicago to Grand Rapids...

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TRRS 544: Railfanning Union Pacific's Wahsatch Grade 2019

Review | 6 years ago

ECHO, UTAH - 25 May 2019 2019 afforded another trip to the great Wahsatch Range of Utah and Wyoming, where the trains of Union Pacific's Overland Route fight the grade out of the Great Salt Lake Basin. In this 544th edition of the Thornapple River Rail Seri...

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