Steel City Junction Series: Blizzard At Pine Junction! Gary, IN. 12-8-09.

Here's the snow footage you've been waiting for! The trains were rolling and the snow was falling at Gary, Indiana's Pine Junction making for some great shooting. It seems like yesterday I was out here in 90 degree heat with the foliage still in bloom.

8:41AM-
A Z-train on the CSX rolls through the snowy landscape going East. Note the US Marines semi trailer at the end of the clip!
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8:42AM-
The CSX TOFC train continues to move when Amtrak Capital Limited 29 comes by kicking up fresh powder with a surprise in slot two. It's been a while since I've seen one of these babies in motion!
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9:04AM-
Six axle EMD power was a nice break from the usual GP15Ts on the Y123. Shortly after the power passes, Q195 races by in a fury of snow.
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9:16AM-
Amtrak 350 was running about five minutes behind schedule but still put on a nice show as it sped East.
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9:52PM-
About 20 minutes late, Amtrak Lake Shore Limited 49 makes it's way through the blizzard for Chicago.
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10:05AM-
A CP trackage rights vehicle/manifest train.

10:08AM-
C76992 is now the symbol of this empty coal train that traversed off the CSX to the CN City Line Connector. This train will head into Kirk Yard to have the power wyed, then will return West down the CN/EJ&E Main.

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10:18AM-
The snow picks up again as T753, once known as the "Line Train," leaves Kirk Yard with EJ&E #663 leading long hood forward solo blast. It meets the C76992 empties heading into the yard.

10:30AM-
Catching EJ&E #663 solo with the Line Train going uphill was a must so I raced to 5th Avenue. As the train approached the crossing, I found out that CN ultimately neutered EJ&E #663 by replacing it's RS3L horn with a P5. It hasn't even been a year of aquisition yet, and already a lot of EJ&E heritage has dissapeared forever...

10:47AM-
73G smokes it up as it heads through Pine Junction at track speed.
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11:12AM-
The coil empties roll towards ArcelorMittal for loading with the same power this job has had for a month.
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11:18AM-
A short hotshot of containers heads East.
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11:21AM-
Pere Marquette 371 was running about half an hour late today with an extra Superliner.
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