00:01 CSX 3100 leading an intermodal train NB through CSX Barr Sub to IHB mainline 00:57 CSX 3013 leading an intermodal SB through Elsdon Sub 01:44 UP 2737 leading a grain train NB through IHB mainline 02:27 UP 8753 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline 03:17 UP 6235 leading an automobile train SB through IHB mainline 04:05 UP 7764 leading seven power units NB through IHB mainline 05:05 CN 8872 leading a manifest train SB through CSX Elsdon Sub 05:30 CP 8736 leading an intermodal train NB through CSX Barr Sub into IHB mainline 06:01 BNSF 5193 leading an intermodal train SB through CSX Blue ​Island Sub into CSX Barr Sub 06:26 BNSF 4454 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline 07:23 IHB 3800 leading a manifest train NB through IHB mainline 08:31 IHB 4014 leading two power units SB through IHB mainline 08:57 IAIS 511 leading a manifest train NB through Metra Joilet Sub/IHB connection line into IHB mmainline

Imagine what it is like to live in one of those houses nearby.... Train horns day and night, and lots of track noise from crossing the diamonds. Sounds great to me.

This would be an excellent location for one of the railfan camera sites

This is the coolest set of tracks I have ever seen !

Now those SD70 ACes have got the best sounding horns since the Rock Island went down the drain.

I used to live in Alsip. When IU was a kid we used to hang at the viaduct at Pulaski Rd, a little further down the line from here. I remember it being mostly Indiana Harbor Belt switchers, but that was 45 yrs ago!

I've never heard such quiet diamonds. I never heard of this place before. I waited for the new CPKS engines. I'm not sure what the letters are. I'm almost 80. Jan. 9, 2024. St.Joseph, MO. I love structures and construction almost as much as the trains. Surprised to see Iowa line with newly painted engines.

I worked a few Blue Island trains to the Avon Big Four Rail Yard and those where good paying trips!

Growing up in 70s we lived by a huge rail yard by UofL. Seems like 50 tracks or more. Our house was the 2nd from the road that was next to all the tracks. Probably 200 feet or less. Best sleep you can get is next to the tracks.

Not only was the diamond interesting, but the different trains. I love the old overhead truss bridges. Wish we could have seen them a little closer. Great video!

Great collect of trains. Nicely done. 😊

That's really a great junction. 😍😍

This video brings back memories of my career with the GTW and going west towards the BRC or the IHB. 😊🇺🇸

Definitely avoid the area after dark. And keep your wits about you when watching. It’s a bit sketchy. Maybe bring a buddy with you, too.

Very nicely put together video and very entertaining as well. Thanks for posting this.

Wish I had a nickel for every time I operated a train over that grade crossing, the name of which escapes me. GTW, IHB, and CSX....did them all. I remember now.....the grade crossing is Broadway!

I've passed by this junction on the Metra train on the old Rock Island line to the south. The line's overpasses can be seen in the video.

Awesome location !! That was a funny sounding one @ 5:15 !! A lot of cool engines that I never seen before !! 7:45 very nice !! And the one at the end was nice 👍🏼

This video make me to visit United States. 😍

Great location , judging by the bridge still there , there was even more tracks before !!!!

A very busy junction, nice work.

Really cool area to film, love all of those bridges!!! Sub'd and liked!!!

Blue Island has a chronic problem that the streets are almost always blocked by a train. It got to the point where the city had to file lawsuits against the railroads. The Canadian railroads taking over more of the tracks around Chicago and more efficient routing of rail cars has eliminated much of the congestion that used to back up in the switching railyards. One train being unable to get into a full yard would quickly cascade into trains for other railroads 100 miles being stuck with crews running out of time. The south side of Chicago also had a chronic problem of nearby residents looting the trains. If the train stopped for any reason, the cars would get broken into within minutes. That would require police to show up to investigate, which would further detain the stopped train, creating more chaos. I'm describing how it was in the early 1990s. The arrival of containerized traffic has probably reduced that quite a lot, since the doors on the lower container can't be opened without lifting the container off of the rail car

Nice Funeral Train Catch,🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

Being away from the Maersk, Norfolk International, and Portsmouth Marine Terminals, it's different seeing Amazon and Wally World Intermodal, just never thought they would use it.

Walmart and Amazon together wow

Now that CN ACe had a puny soundin horn like the BN used to have. That was culture shock when they took over the Frisco.

Danny from fla would love this spot

In all of my 20 years of living I had no clue I drove by this every time I go out to my aunts house

Amazing views ! Greetings from Port Saint Lucie Florida!

Que buen video 😢🎉❤😮

Well done, Sir. I'd like to see this trackwork from above.

Really cool stuff. How many trains run through here per day?

Nice Video

That horn in the first CN engine sounded like a dying duck lol

Very cool 😎 5 bridges.

This is one great place for train watchers. Just be careful where you are standing. Keep off railroad properly. Funny thing, using more powerful lenses is safer and you're not on railroad properly. But, you'll need a real camera.

Love those trains.

Cool video and channel just subscribed. Boxcar Jerry recommended

This is a good video and great place !

wow red shirt guy Got out there Fast Gt Shot Tks I'm a Positive Ireland Fan!

Nice variety of trains!👍

I'm confused which line is which? I saw CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, Harbor. The Salutes Our Troops locomotive, Iowa Interstate & CN. This is definitely a great spot for rail fans. Awesome video.

How Beautiful😍❤

Biggest complaint I have of any railfan video is setting up at a crossing the horns and bells are annoying as hell.

This is located in Blue Island, IL

Hey I see your also a fan of China railway too from your profile picture, as a Kid I rode on the DF4s a green one Kunming to Beijing in coach seat class for few stops in Yunnan, and once an orange DF4 from Shenzhen to Kunming in sleeper cab 3 days, and a SS3 coach seat Kunming to Shanghai a few stops in Yunnan, I'll always love the old Chinese locos, not so much their squatting toilets though that dumped on the tracks, but anyways nice catch of the diamond junction

looking at google earth. looks like lots of possibility's for train cams, in that larger area. is that harbor line called the pumpkin line? who controls the target towers there? maybe if done right. can get in some cams? heck by that house, turn it into a rail museum. and hire me on as a 24 hr care taker. but would need a computer guru to set up the cams and web access. say 10 cams for just right there at the diamond?

It would be nice to have a time period that the trains went by. Was this over a 2 hour, 6 hour, 1 day, 4 days, or a week? Just curious Bob

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It just doesn't look right without red speed lettered Rock Island power around somewhere.

What state is this blue island diamond in

Dude....would You consider take video from those beautiful bridges for the next time? I mean ...all bridges i saw in parallel on this one...thanks from Argentina!

Real busy place

Woow wooow woooooow

Looks like the crossing gate tender is now gone for the GTW/CN. When did they get rid of that?

In a developed country they would of eliminated this crossing with a fly over.

Who has signal priority ? Who the RTC center they are using... What is the radio freq. they would share ?

Railfan could have a blevy of cameras here.

Pregunta.....todas las locomotoras traen la sluces estroboscopicas que puso la 1er Locomotora? Cuando y donde pueden usar esas luces?

I have a lot of videos from this location

They sure are giving those diamonds a workout. Does anyone know how often they have to change those diamonds? TIA.

Great video! New subscriber here.

Hola buen video, y al estarlo viendo me surgio una duda, el maquinista como sabe si va en la via correcta al pasar por esos cruces?

Very cool site

I feel pity for the people who live in the houses right there. Sleep anyone??😒🇨🇦

I know the spot well!

Go about 1/4 mile east to Mario's Taco's.

Is the smaller trestle/bridge out of service?

I would love that!!! Where do I sign up????

Where is the crossing guard tower? What happened to the dwarf signals? I guess it's been a long time since I railfanned BI.

gt watching mind-blowing but I'm 4000miles away

You need to stay for the whole train, not 1/3 of it.

What happened to the bridges with no tracks on it? Who did they belong to?

Once a warren of tracks … goo catch.

Is that a easy area to access for rail fanning

Does the middle bridge not have track?

How heavily policed is this junction?

I wish I knew where this is.

Anybody know where this site located.

Where Is This ? Leslie RS5T

Where is this located?

iowa wow!

goofy ah cn SD70M-2 horn

¿¿¿que significa la campanilla como sonido en la locomotora????

What state

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City, State

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Blue Island Junction was a nice example of thoughtful engineering.

Where is this located?