Clark Road Railroad Crossing Tour, Gary, IN. (CSX/NS/CN Pine Jct.)
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Though I felt like this was long overdue, but here it is! My tour of the rather infamous Pine Junction Railroad Crossing in Gary Indiana on Clark road, just north of town, which is currently throned to be the busiest railfanning spot to exist in the midwestern USA region. And this crossing to say the least, has quite a lot going for it. Not only it's protecting 2 absolute titans of active right in the center, it also has quite a very unique layout and way of operating, kinda similar to the downriver Michigan crossings, but with extra steps. Though this crossing (or set of crossings if you would) isn't the only one on Clark road (there's 2 more, as mentioned in the video), but this is the one that's well, mostly paid attention to, and the other 2 crossings are owned by the 3rd active subdivision that runs through this junction, the CN Matteson sub, as well as it's many branches and leads. But other than those, this crossing needs no introduction, the info y'all need to know is all here in this video (well, hopefully most of it at the very least lol). So I guess with that said, I hope y'all enjoy this one
Location: Clark Road, Gary, Indiana (2nd out of 3 total crossings on this road)
Railroad Owners & Subdivisions: Norfolk Southern (Chicago Line), CSX (Barr Sub), Canadian National (Matteson Sub "City Track" Branch)
Status: Active
Estimated Trains Per Day: 100 - 120
Amount of Tracks: 6 (Combined)
Quiet Zone: No
The rest should explain for itself. Thanks for watching!
9:04 - Yes, please! 😁
It’d be nice to see what Signal Equipment that they have there & how they’re all wired! 🤔
Whoa!!!!! 😮
I’d just picture it as it’s laid out just like Salliotte Rd. in Ecorse, MI, minus the Gates on the Inner Signals.
Also, of how the Bells are wired in your explanation is like similar to that one Railroad Crossing with the Bell Masts & the 2 Gated Signals, where one has the Bell ringing at activation while the rest of the Bells ring until deactivation.
But anyway, especially where you said that basically that Railroad Crossing gets like nearly 30 Trains a day in the estimate, IMO, that should be perfect to do a Live Stream there, as then while chatting, you can then get lots of Train & Railroad Crossing action in the Live Stream!
I also find it odd of how one Signal there doesn’t have a Bell, but the rest of them do, as what gives. 🤔
Like, IMO, that would make the Railroad Crossing look just a tad cursed. LOL
But yeah, pretty cool Railroad Crossing to see there, especially laid out similarly to the Downriver Railroad Crossings & whatnot!
Harmon dotted LEDs for those LEDs on the City Track, all of the lights were Harmon dotted LEDs on that crossing in EJ&E days.
@@EJE665 ah I see
I’ve railfanned there
Yo, I have a request that you should do one day, IMO.
Just like what freebrickproductions & a few other Railfanners did on their Channels, you should combine your Railroad Crossing Videos into some Clips & name the Videos in Categories, such as like for example, Railroad Crossings that you’ve recorded with GS Type 1 E-Bells, or like Railroad Crossings that you’ve recorded with Rare Gate Mechs, etc..
That would be something pretty enjoyable to see on your Channel along with what you normally do & whatnot. 🤔
If you ever do go to Chesterton IN wave hi to Virtual Railfan on Wagner RD crossing.
@@bnsfrailroadcrossings1012 I've been to Chesterton a couple times in 2017, but I'll keep that in mind whenever i go back lol
That’s where Micheal Jackson is from!
Yeah... we all knew that...
Did you catch any Special SD60E's while you were at these crossings?
@csxtrainfan319 Unfortunately no, but i did catch a lot of other cool things while i was there
Railroad crossing leds and crossbucks neg e bells and general signal type 2 e bells
Safetran type 3 low pitch e bell
Yes, South shore line...Is that a carbon fiber bonnet on that white car?