The second great railroad fire of Gary Indiana with bomb trains running by the flames

On 5/3/2023 an underpowered Kirk yard pulldown set ignited a lineside fire at the busiest freight railroad corridor in the country, Clark Road in Gary, IN. While certainly smaller and less disruptive than the massive fire closer to Buffington Harbor that engulfed many acres not long before which shut down rail service including Amtrak, this fire would be contained rather quickly and burn out into the scars from the first fire.

For those that stick around, note one freight has 2 passenger cars in its consist. Several IC SD70s in the mix as well.

Timestamps:
0:00-1:20 BLE 908 pulldown and NS railtrain
1:21-4:08 BLE 902 pulldown and east end hump set
4:09-5:28 Fire ignites at Clark Rd along CN Kirk yard pulldown
5:29-7:13 Two trains on the NS meet at Clark Rd
7:14-11:30 Gary Engine 9 responds to the fire
11:31-12:52 Westbound CSX manifest and E9 deck gun attack
12:53-15:26 Fire gets worse and idiot truck drivers amass
15:27-17:49 Gary Engine 13 responds and eastbound NS key train
17:50-19:24 Westbound NS coal
19:25-22:10 Gary Tanker 13 responds
22:11-25:46 Westbound NS unit ethanol train
25:47-27:20 Eastbound CSX intermodal
27:21-29:05 T13 returns and eastbound CSX
29:06-30:34 E9+E13 return and IHB Burns Harbor local
30:35-32:26 Westbound NS autorack and CN yard departure
32:27-33:28 CN inbound to Kirk yard
33:29-36:45 Westbound NS manifest
36:46-38:01 EJ&E hump set in downtown Gary