Rush Hour on the Railroad Freeway! With a free BBQ thrown in at no additional cost - such a deal. Hey, I didn't see a single SP or GN locomotive... are you guys prejudiced or something!!!? Ah, what a great time watching trains - life is truly good. Ghost of SP
Wow, lots of tracks and trains to watch there. Can't get over that FD, though. I live in a small rural town and our local vfd has a couple of brush fire trucks that could shoot in there and extinguish that fire pronto.
It’s the only crossing at grade between Miller and Whiting, there are 9 grade separated crossings surrounding Clark Rd. Even so, this crossing has been awarded a CRISI grant to build an overpass as of a few months ago. Last opportunity to sit lineside at the busiest freight corridor in the country.
There where no bomb cars on any of those rail cars first off munitions are transported by truck in small batches to lessen the chance of explosion and or fire and never though a major city alway routed to stay away from large city's and if though a major city are escorted. I know I have hauled them
Gary FD is well renowned in the firefighting community for being terrible. Multiple engine companies out of service, stations closed, one engine co operating without a station for 6+ years..... this was entertaining
In my Southwest Detroit neighborhood, the trains always blocked the streets by stopping the trains, waiting for another train to cross the double diamond tracks. I can't count how many times a fire truck was stuck with the lights and sirens on, trying to get to a fire in my neighborhood. The train engineers didn't give a f**k about blocking streets and intersections, especially when a fire truck had to get through to reach a fire.
@Jfrmr1 OH, I don't necessarily agree with your statement. In my young life, I had personally witnessed a caboose or two timely stop in the middle of a railroad crossing while a fire truck was patiently waiting for the train to pass - with it's lights and siren on. The train tower right there is located at the foot of the railroad crossing. Then by radio contact between the train tower and the locomotive positioned more than a mile away, the train engineer slowly moved the train to clear the road crossing to allow just enough room for the fire truck to drive through between the crossing gates to make the emergency fire run. The caboose was still in the roadway, but not enough far away for the crossing gates to raise and allow waiting traffic to proceed down the street. The crossing gates stayed down for another 30 minutes or more with the caboose blocking the sidewalk on that side of the street. Engineers have the power of the radio to tell track controllers or train dispatch what the hell is going on the tracks in real time. Track control only sees a lighted wall board and assumes how long a train is in length - on a lighted wall board. With trains becoming longer and longer, some track controllers from Florida can't really tell what's in front or back of a moving or stopping train without direct radio contact with the engineer.Engineers have more power over their trains travels than you think. Whose the boss, the engineer behind your vehicles steering wheel, brakes, and accelerator system? YOU. The car, truck, or SUV operating engineer. GET REAL HERE RAILFAN. Engineers have all the power in the universe when it comes to locomotive movement on the tracks.
@@rickprusak9326 you are wrong. Engineers do not control the movement of the train. Sincerely, a currently CFR242 certified railroad manager. Go back to playing with your Lionel set and take your story time posts with you
I think the fire fighter's were waiting for the fire to get big enough to burn up the electrical towers. I was waiting to see the electric lines burn, spark, and explode. What a daytime light show that would be. Compliments of the fire department and the brave knuckle heads belonging to that fire department. This is like watching the 3 Stooges putting out a fire using a squirt gun or a water balloon. Comical watching these "professionals" at their finest deal with a babooshka fire. They would literally poop 💩 their pants dealing with a real big fire.
Years ago, a Detroit Fire Department crew entered a home to extinguish a small kitchen fire. A fireman entered the living room with a fire ax, and buried the fire ax into the screen of the console television. Now what the hell was that Detroit fire fighter thinking? There's a small fire on the kitchen stove, and this firefighting moron puts his fire ax into the center of the family television screen. Go figure.
you're in a restricted area that you're not supposed to even beaten I know that from experience when my friends and I were chased out of there filming trains plenty of railroad cops ended up coming out to investigate why we were even there and that we had no business trespassing on railroad property so do not go down there because that's the reason why these fires kept on starting because of idiots trespassing where they're not supposed to be lighting fires thinking it's a damn joke that fire was started on purpose by a group of people and they were eventually caught and prosecuted‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Cool video and channel just subscribed
Well produced clip.
I love those two CN units in grey with white lettering. I have never seen that color scheme before.
I believe they are former KCS units that went to Alstom for leasing. Quite unique for CN, they almost exclusively reside on the hump
Minimal hurry by the firefighters.
Great catches!
Excellent Video 📸 With All The Rail Action 👍
Around 150 trains a day here with considerable heritage unit action on the Kirk yard pulldown…. Nowhere better to be in the Midwest
Great video! The part of Clark Road between the RR tracks and Rte12. I would feel more comfortable being strapped.
I drove through Gary every day for 2 years and I don’t ever recall feeling leery. I suspect I’d feel different at 1am on MLK though
That fire company is good at blocking the road
Rush Hour on the Railroad Freeway! With a free BBQ thrown in at no additional cost - such a deal. Hey, I didn't see a single SP or GN locomotive... are you guys prejudiced or something!!!? Ah, what a great time watching trains - life is truly good.
Ghost of SP
Very good..Greetings from Italy.
Thank you very much!
Wow, lots of tracks and trains to watch there. Can't get over that FD, though. I live in a small rural town and our local vfd has a couple of brush fire trucks that could shoot in there and extinguish that fire pronto.
Gary FD strives for excellence except for the part where they don't care
As long as they can establish a suitable water source.
This fire department is slower than Christmas
Must suck for the fire department to have to wait at busy RR crossings. Sucks for anyone who’s stuff is on fire or is sick/injured too.
It’s the only crossing at grade between Miller and Whiting, there are 9 grade separated crossings surrounding Clark Rd. Even so, this crossing has been awarded a CRISI grant to build an overpass as of a few months ago. Last opportunity to sit lineside at the busiest freight corridor in the country.
they need a helicopter to put out the fire or an airplane.
What exactly is burning? Looks like just a brush fire.
It’s all dried out swampland. Reeds and cattails. They burn really hot
Never mind! I just saw this was Gary IN FD. They were probably just scared shitless to even get out!😂
The only reason the second engine company came out is because the first due emptied their tank with the deck gun. Fascinating tactics
Methinks that SD38 was a D.T.& I. in and earlier life?
Kirk yard is one of the last places to see heritage units from so many acquired properties
It'd be cool if it was. I always wonder what happened to the DT&I power.
There where no bomb cars on any of those rail cars first off munitions are transported by truck in small batches to lessen the chance of explosion and or fire and never though a major city alway routed to stay away from large city's and if though a major city are escorted. I know I have hauled them
We have a saying for people like you down south "bless your heart"
Firemen, make's you wonder. Just saying.
Interesting firefighting plan. Wait and see if it goes out by itself or wait and see if it gets more fun to try to put out a bigger fire.
Gary FD is well renowned in the firefighting community for being terrible. Multiple engine companies out of service, stations closed, one engine co operating without a station for 6+ years..... this was entertaining
Imagine if you had a drone with a camera!!!
yeah...... would have been much better. One of these days I'll splurge on one
In my Southwest Detroit neighborhood, the trains always blocked the streets by stopping the trains, waiting for another train to cross the double diamond tracks. I can't count how many times a fire truck was stuck with the lights and sirens on, trying to get to a fire in my neighborhood. The train engineers didn't give a f**k about blocking streets and intersections, especially when a fire truck had to get through to reach a fire.
except for the fact that train engineers have no say in the movement of said trains
@Jfrmr1 OH, I don't necessarily agree with your statement. In my young life, I had personally witnessed a caboose or two timely stop in the middle of a railroad crossing while a fire truck was patiently waiting for the train to pass - with it's lights and siren on. The train tower right there is located at the foot of the railroad crossing. Then by radio contact between the train tower and the locomotive positioned more than a mile away, the train engineer slowly moved the train to clear the road crossing to allow just enough room for the fire truck to drive through between the crossing gates to make the emergency fire run. The caboose was still in the roadway, but not enough far away for the crossing gates to raise and allow waiting traffic to proceed down the street. The crossing gates stayed down for another 30 minutes or more with the caboose blocking the sidewalk on that side of the street. Engineers have the power of the radio to tell track controllers or train dispatch what the hell is going on the tracks in real time. Track control only sees a lighted wall board and assumes how long a train is in length - on a lighted wall board. With trains becoming longer and longer, some track controllers from Florida can't really tell what's in front or back of a moving or stopping train without direct radio contact with the engineer.Engineers have more power over their trains travels than you think. Whose the boss, the engineer behind your vehicles steering wheel, brakes, and accelerator system? YOU.
The car, truck, or SUV operating engineer.
GET REAL HERE RAILFAN.
Engineers have all the power in the universe when it comes to locomotive movement on the tracks.
@@rickprusak9326 you are wrong. Engineers do not control the movement of the train. Sincerely, a currently CFR242 certified railroad manager. Go back to playing with your Lionel set and take your story time posts with you
@@rickprusak9326 Yea, you sound like you know everything about train traffic. You should have been a Train Dispatcher... Sparky!
I think the fire fighter's were waiting for the fire to get big enough to burn up the electrical towers. I was waiting to see the electric lines burn, spark, and explode. What a daytime light show that would be. Compliments of the fire department and the brave knuckle heads belonging to that fire department.
This is like watching the 3 Stooges putting out a fire using a squirt gun or a water balloon. Comical watching these "professionals" at their finest deal with a babooshka fire. They would literally poop 💩 their pants dealing with a real big fire.
Years ago, a Detroit Fire Department crew entered a home to extinguish a small kitchen fire. A fireman entered the living room with a fire ax, and buried the fire ax into the screen of the console television. Now what the hell was that Detroit fire fighter thinking? There's a small fire on the kitchen stove, and this firefighting moron puts his fire ax into the center of the family television screen. Go figure.
you're in a restricted area that you're not supposed to even beaten I know that from experience when my friends and I were chased out of there filming trains plenty of railroad cops ended up coming out to investigate why we were even there and that we had no business trespassing on railroad property so do not go down there because that's the reason why these fires kept on starting because of idiots trespassing where they're not supposed to be lighting fires thinking it's a damn joke that fire was started on purpose by a group of people and they were eventually caught and prosecuted‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
cool story, pimp
Okay
Whatever!!!
That is beyond any doubt the longest sentence I have ever seen.
We’ve been there several times, both the Gary and the RR police told us to enjoy, and be safe.