I decided to railfan the whole day on the NS Chicago Line in Butler, IN to see what all I could catch throughout the day. I then went over to Edgerton, OH later on that evening before calling it a day. Here are the trains I caught on the NS Chicago Line on July 4, 2023
Train 1: NS 265
BNSF: C44-9W #4708
BNSF: ES44AC #5914
Train 2: NS 181
NS: ET44AC #3641
NS: ES44AC #8157
Train 3: NS 201
BNSF: ES44C4 #7011
BNSF: ES44C4
Train 4: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: AC44C6M #4185
NS: D9-40CW
Train 5: Amtrak (W)
AMTK: P42DC #115
AMTK: P42DC #99
Train 6: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: ES40DC #7593
NS: ES40DC #7699
NS: ES44AC #8089
Train 7: NS M88
NS: SD70ACe #1098
KCS: AC4400CW #4589
Train 8: NS Unit Tank Train (W)
NS: D9-40CW
NS: AC44C6M
Train 9: CP Manifest (E)
CP: ES44AC #8821
CP: ES44AC #8849
Train 10: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: AC44C6M #4495
NS: D9-40CW #9690
Train 11: NS Manifest (W)
NS: AC44C6M #4276
NS: D9-40CW #9636
NS: SD70ACe #1091
Train 12: NS Manifest (E)
BNSF: C44-9W #4362
NS: D9-40CW #9947
UP: C44ACM #6925
Train 13: CP Manifest (W)
CP: AC4400CWM #8019
CP: ES44AC #8802
Train 14: NS Manifest (E)
NS: ES44AC #8159
NS: AC44C6M #4262
Train 15: NS Intermodal (W)
NS: AC44C6M #4052
NS: ES44AC #8141
BNSF: ES44C4 #4271
NS: ES44AC #8074
Train 16: NS 881
BNSF: ES44C4 #6916
BNSF: ES44DC #7261
Train 17: NS Intermodal (W)
BNSF: ES44C4 #4200
BNSF: ES44C4 #6550
Train 18: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: ES40DC #7597
NS: D9-40CW #9815
Train 19: NS Manifest (W)
NS: ES40DC #7702
KCS: ET44AC #5018
Train 20: NS 880
BNSF: SD70ACe #9193
BNSF: SD70MAC #8905
Train 21: NS Intermodal (W)
NS: AC44C6M #4381
NS: AC44C6M #4404
Train 22: NS 358
BNSF: ES44C4 #8213
UP: SD70AH #8993
Train 23: NS Intermodal (W)
NS: AC44C6M #4393
NS: ES44AC
NS: SD70ACe
Train 24: NS Manifest (W)
NS: AC44C6M #4082
NS: ES44AC #8067
Train 25: NS 553
NS: ES40DC #7507
UP: C44ACCTE #6066
UP: SD70ACe #8607
Train 26: NS 35N
NS: ES40DC #7570
BNSF: ES44AC #6124
Train 27: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: ES44AC #8117
NS: SD70ACe #1175
Train 28: NS Coal Empties (E)
NS: SD70ACe #1209
Train 29: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: AC44C6M #4470
NS: D9-40CW #9966
Train 30: NS Unit Tank Train (W)
NS: ES40DC #7660
KCS: AC4400CW #4588
Train 31: NS 809
NS: AC44C6M #4392
Train 32: NS Intermodal (E)
NS: AC44C6M
BNSF: ES44C4