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NS 20N past Chesterton, IN at 9:51 AM CDT

BNSF ES44C4 #4286 leading solo, as is the norm for this train.

NS 20N-03 past Chesterton, IN @ 9:59 AM CDT

NS SD70ACu #7320 leading solo

NS B08-05 eastbound past Chesterton at 10:03 AM CDT

NS GP60 #7145 and GP40-2 #3066 for power

This is a Burns Harbor-to-New Carlisle Turn that usually runs each weekday

NS 20N-06 past Chesterton @ 10:38 AM CDT

UP SD70M #4805 leading solo with a nice K3 horn

NS B09-07 WB past Chesterton @ 11:30 PM CDT

NS SD40E #6343 and SD60M #6792 for power, with great EMD sounds

The train got on main 2 at CP 482

Seen on Chesterton webcam

Some notable trains at Chesterton this morning:

NS 61C WB at 10:56 AM CDT with NS C40-8W #8362 and NS C44-9W #9286

EB Mixed Freight at 10:35 AM CDT with NS ES44DC #7666, NS "Monongahela" ES44AC #8025, CP AC4400CW #8649, and NS SD60I #6756

EB CP Mixed Freight at 7:01 AM CDT with CP ES44AC Pair #8889 and #8706, and CP SD60-3 Rebuild #6301.

CP 6301 is fresh out of National Railway Equipment.

NS 20N EB past Chesterton @ 13:15 CDT

UP C44ACCTE #6019 leading solo

20N was running later than usual today.

14:57 CDT WB NS STACK TRAIN BY ROLLING PRAIRIE WITH NS 1068 ERIE UNIT AS 3RD UNIT.

NS 20N-10 EB past Chesterton @ 10:30 AM CDT

NS ES44DC #7598 leading solo

NS 20N-13 EB past Chesterton @ 11:03 AM CDT

CSXT ES40DC 5279 leading solo, first time for me seeing CSX power on this train.

Hearing Chicago East on my scanner at home tonight...

B09 with the NS 3528 leading eastbound has permission by the stop indication at CP-448 from track 2E to the I/N Tek lead. Track light on the lead has been stuck on for the last few days according to dispatcher.

NB 332, w/ NS 9488, NS 9140, NS 7555, HESR 2107 & NS 9064.Working at Conrails River Rouge yard.

CP Eastbound general freight arriving Oakwood Yard. Lots of plastic pellet covered hoppers.

Also the tank farm terminal near Detroit Metro Airport has 10 tank cars on its 2 spurs. It's been a long time since I saw this many cars there.

NS 1072 is leading NS 65W (oil empties) westbound. It was at Elkhart, Indiana, at 10:02 PM EDT, and is destined for North Dakota.

NS 1072 is the Illinois Terminal Heritage Engine.

NS 4062 & 1055 leading an empty Coal Train south out of Monroe.

WB Manifest Train past Chesterton, Indiana, at 15:49 CDT. This is likely 11G judging by the power.

CN C44-9W #2646
CN SD60 #5410
CN C44-9W #2639

NS train WB at Delray coming off boat yard line!

27 Z. - NB. @ Delray w/ NS 9712 & NS 1072 (Ill Term) MT auto racks.

121 leaving Oakwood with Illinois Terminal Heritage leading.

NS 331 working Rouge Yard right now;

NS Reading Heritage Unit 1067
NS Blackface SD70M (couldn't grab unit number)
NS ES44 (unknown number, unknown if AC or DC)