My hometown, my Mom & Dad worked for the Rock Island RR. He was a diesel locomotive mechanic. Tracks everywhere, sometimes we'd get penned in the city lol I always had to leave earlier for work in case a freight was coming through.
Looks like a great place to watch trains, awesome video and action! The crossing is no longer a manual crossing. It's automatic now. Used to be manually controlled by a tower operator.
At about 3.30 in how is it that that the BNSF train does not activate the rail crossing gates we see? Nice video, I will be going to an overhead view to check this area out, as i don't think I have ever seen so many steel truss bridges located in that small of an area ever before. Nice job!
How is the connection between the GT and B&O coming along? it will be interesting to see how traffic patterns change at Blue Island. I finally got to see what that single track bridge was used for when I saw some vintage footage from the 60's. It was an interchange track between the GT and IHB.
Great vid and compilation. My favorite was at the six minute mark where you caught that EMD "hat trick" was ACe Leader. Was that a K5l Didn't sound like the standard on-board K5LLA!
My hometown, my Mom & Dad worked for the Rock Island RR. He was a diesel locomotive mechanic. Tracks everywhere, sometimes we'd get penned in the city lol I always had to leave earlier for work in case a freight was coming through.
Looks like a great place to watch trains, awesome video and action! The crossing is no longer a manual crossing. It's automatic now. Used to be manually controlled by a tower operator.
Class J Video Productionit was one of the last ones in Illinois too. The area still has some searchlight train signals though
Class J Video Productions It sure didn't look very automatic in this video, as trains go through without signals activating or gates lowering.
@@curtnicholson7771 this was 2013
At about 3.30 in how is it that that the BNSF train does not activate the rail crossing gates we see? Nice video, I will be going to an overhead view to check this area out, as i don't think I have ever seen so many steel truss bridges located in that small of an area ever before. Nice job!
your page been outstanding
why are the crossings not going down
I've been there before. Do you really do all that shooting from the street? It looked very difficult to be there without trespassing.
Only place he can do it
Oh. Thanks!
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How is the connection between the GT and B&O coming along?
it will be interesting to see how traffic patterns change at Blue Island.
I finally got to see what that single track bridge was used for when I saw some vintage footage from the 60's. It was an interchange track between the GT and IHB.
3:28 - Why didn't the gates lower for that Z-train?
Great vid and compilation. My favorite was at the six minute mark where you caught
that EMD "hat trick" was ACe Leader. Was that a K5l Didn't sound like the standard
on-board K5LLA!
Is the rail construction here done yet?
What happened to this channel?