Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago
Duos, odd moves, and commuter operations.
We find ourselves trackside yet again, but this time with a mission to head out to Indiana to try and snag the recently inaugurated NS 265 with the Conrail and D&H Heritage Units in charge, in the process of doing so I got word that CPKC 249 had the KCS Safety Unit and a Gray Ghost leading the way, so I made a quick stop by FP to snag them, knowing I would have to miss 265. Only for me to find out they were taking their time after passing Chesterton, taking about three hours to get from Chesterton to Hammond, after that I decided to hit up Ogden Dunes for the rest of the day after snagging 265 at Hammond. As well as the two duos, I managed to snag some other neat moves in the process, not a bad day all things considered! Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Franklin Park, IL.
Train 1: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX SD70MACH #523 *ex-TFM 1617*
METX CabCar #8525
Train 2: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
KCS ES44AC #4859 *Safety Starts Here*
KCSM AC44CW #4544 *ex-TFM 2644*
Hammond, IN.
Train 3: EB Intermodal
Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7250
Train 4: WB Local Freight
Power:
CSL SW1500 #31
CSX ES40DC #5458 *DIT*
Trains 5 and 6: WB Intermodal meets EB Lite Engine Move
Train 5's Power:
NS ES44AC #8098 *Conrail Heritage Unit*
NS SD70ACe #1080 *Delaware & Hudson Heritage Units*
Train 6's Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7250 *Blocked By 265*
Ogden Dunes, IN.
Trains 7, 8, and 9: WB Mixed Freight meets Outbound South Shore meets EB Coal Train
Train 7's Power:
NS ES40DC #7701
Mid-Train DPU:
NS AC44C6M #4518 *ex-NS 9336*
Train 8's Power:
CSS EMU #313
CSS EMU #310
CSS EMU #303
CSS EMU #302
Train 9's Power:
CSX CM44AC #7012 *ex-CSX 7*
CSX AC44CW #299
Train 10: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
BNSF ES44AC #6328
BNSF SD70ACe #9253
Train 11: EB Intermodal
Power:
UP C45AH #8138
BNSF C44-9W #5042
Train 12: Inbound South Shore
Power:
CSS EMU #106
CSS EMU #83
CSS EMU #40
CSS EMU #12
Trains 13 and 14: WB Local Freight meets Outbound South Shore
Train 13's Power:
IHB GP38-2 #5627 *ex-LV 312*
IHB GP38-2 #5629 *ex-PC 7889*
Train 14's Power:
CSS EMU #2
CSS EMU #207
CSS EMU #19
CSS EMU #7
Taken on 1-16-26
Duos, odd moves, and commuter operations.
We find ourselves trackside yet again, but this time with a mission to head out to Indiana to try and snag the recently inaugurated NS 265 with the Conrail and D&H Heritage Units in charge, in the process of doing so I got word that CPKC 249 had the KCS Safety Unit and a Gray Ghost leading the way, so I made a quick stop by FP to snag them, knowing I would have to miss 265. Only for me to find out they were taking their time after passing Chesterton, taking about three hours to get from Chesterton to Hammond, after that I decided to hit up Ogden Dunes for the rest of the day after snagging 265 at Hammond. As well as the two duos, I managed to snag some other neat moves in the process, not a bad day all things considered! Enjoy!
Now here are the trains in order.
Franklin Park, IL.
Train 1: Outbound Metra
Power:
METX SD70MACH #523 *ex-TFM 1617*
METX CabCar #8525
Train 2: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
KCS ES44AC #4859 *Safety Starts Here*
KCSM AC44CW #4544 *ex-TFM 2644*
Hammond, IN.
Train 3: EB Intermodal
Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7250
Train 4: WB Local Freight
Power:
CSL SW1500 #31
CSX ES40DC #5458 *DIT*
Trains 5 and 6: WB Intermodal meets EB Lite Engine Move
Train 5's Power:
NS ES44AC #8098 *Conrail Heritage Unit*
NS SD70ACe #1080 *Delaware & Hudson Heritage Units*
Train 6's Power:
BNSF ES44DC #7250 *Blocked By 265*
Ogden Dunes, IN.
Trains 7, 8, and 9: WB Mixed Freight meets Outbound South Shore meets EB Coal Train
Train 7's Power:
NS ES40DC #7701
Mid-Train DPU:
NS AC44C6M #4518 *ex-NS 9336*
Train 8's Power:
CSS EMU #313
CSS EMU #310
CSS EMU #303
CSS EMU #302
Train 9's Power:
CSX CM44AC #7012 *ex-CSX 7*
CSX AC44CW #299
Train 10: WB Mixed Freight
Power:
BNSF ES44AC #6328
BNSF SD70ACe #9253
Train 11: EB Intermodal
Power:
UP C45AH #8138
BNSF C44-9W #5042
Train 12: Inbound South Shore
Power:
CSS EMU #106
CSS EMU #83
CSS EMU #40
CSS EMU #12
Trains 13 and 14: WB Local Freight meets Outbound South Shore
Train 13's Power:
IHB GP38-2 #5627 *ex-LV 312*
IHB GP38-2 #5629 *ex-PC 7889*
Train 14's Power:
CSS EMU #2
CSS EMU #207
CSS EMU #19
CSS EMU #7
Taken on 1-16-26
