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Blue Island, Illinois
July 23, 2004
11 Trains, 9 Railroads, 2 Hours!

Here is the lineup:

00:17 An outbound Metra Rock Island District train heads toward Joliet behind an F40PHM-2.

00:38 A southbound Canadian National work train is led by an odd assortment of power including CN SD50F #5456, IC SD70 #1000 (the first Illinois Central SD70), and ancient CN GP9RM #4017 (Originally GP9 #2000).

03:02 A southbound BNSF auto rack train on the Indiana Harbor Belt is led by C44-9W #4597.

04:21 A southbound intermodal on the Indiana Harbor Belt is led by Canadian Pacific AC4400CW #8516.

05:48 A westbound Iowa Interstate freight on the Rock Island is led by GP10 #402 (Ex-Illinois Central GP9 #9243), GP38 #602 (Ex-Missouri Pacific #575), and GP38 #604 (Ex C&O #3873) in partial Chessie System colors.

06:15 A northbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt is led by Union Pacific SD70M #4829, Norfolk Southern D9-40CW #9209, Norfolk Southern D9-40CW #9583, and Union Pacific SD70M #3981 (Ex-Southern Pacific #9807).

07:45 An inbound Metra Rock Island District train returns to Chicago behind an F40PHM-2.

07:57 A northbound CSX appears on the Indiana Harbor Belt behind SD40-2 #8872 (Ex KCS #616, rebuilt by Conrail), SD40-2 #8123 (Ex-L&N same number), LTEX SD40T-2 #8530 (Ex-Southern pacific same number), and Union Pacific SD60 #6045.

08:54 A southbound passes on the Indiana Harbor Belt behind CEFX SD40-2 #3157 (Ex-UP #3730), Union Pacific C40-8 #9315, GSCX SD40-2 #7352 (Ex-Milwaukee Road #186), Indiana Harbor Belt SD20 #2922 (Ex Southern SD24 #6306), and Indiana Harbor Belt GP40-2 #4019 (Ex-Southern Pacific #7609).

10:22 Another southbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt led by BNSF B40-8 #8606 (Ex-ATSF #7416) and CSX CW40-8 #7758.

12:44 A northbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt led by Union Pacific SD70M #4932
and Union Pacific SD70M #4630.

**Originally recorded on VHS-C videotape