Blue Island junction.
Blue Island is the Junction of GTW (now known as CN/IC), IHB, the B&OCT (also known as CSX), and Metra's Rock Island District (over head). From I-57 get off at 127th Street, and head west to Western Avenue. Go south on Western to Broadway (you will go over a bridge and just barely reach the bottom when you make a hard right turn).
Blue Island Junction.
With a double diamond interlocking and eight tracks crossing Broadway Street, the Blue Island interchange is described as one of the most fascinating rail-watching hotspots in the Midwest. Just south of five steel bridges that cross the Cal-Sag Channel, about 90 trains roll through this junction daily.
Industrial History Blue Island Junction CSX/B&OCT vs. CSX/CN/GTW vs
3:13PM-A CSX container intermodal works it's way over to the IHB.CSXT ES44DC #5462CSXT ES44DC #5459CSXT ES44DC #54803:45PM-Ever wonder what Blue Island would.
Compilation of Trains Crossing the Blue Island Diamond Junction ft. CSX
Location Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois: United States Structure Type Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed Construction Date and Builder / Engineer By Builder/Contractor: Unknown Rehabilitation Date Not Available or Not Applicable Main Span Length
Industrial History Blue Island Junction Before Cal Sag
Tc Iskender Pinar posted two photos with the comment: " Blue Island's iconic double diamond on December 5, 1911 - before the digging of the Cal Sag Channel created the need for 5 bridges at this location. The bridges that are currently in place were constructed in the 1960s to span the widened Cal Sag Channel. "
Blue Island junction.
0:00 / 10:51 Chicagoland Junction Series: Railfanning Blue Island Crossing. 8-2-09. BoxcarFrank 6.78K subscribers Subscribe 25K views 13 years ago #502 #4604 #619 12:53PM- ALCOs in Blue.
Blue Island Junction Railroad Bridges Photo Gallery
Description: Blue Island is a near southern suburb of Chicago, just northwest of Dolton. This Blue Island Location is just south of the four iconic bridges spanning the Cal Sag Channel at Broadway St where 8 tracks cross Broadway in Blue Island, IL Those bridges provide a memorable photo op, one you've seen in countless train magazines.
Industrial History Blue Island Junction Before Cal Sag
With a double diamond interchange and eight tracks crossing Broadway Street, the Blue Island interchange is described as one of the most fascinating rail-watching hotspots in the Midwest. Just south of five steel bridges that cross the Cal-Sag Channel, about 90 trains roll through this interchange daily.
Blue Island Junction Illinois YouTube
An active interlocking tower guards the crossing of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern's main line to Waukegan, and the divergence of Metra's Milwaukee District North Line onto the Fox Lake branch.
One of KC’s most iconic buildings was a diamond in the rough
Saturday, January 16, 2016 Blue Island Junction: CSX/B&OCT vs. CSX/CN/GTW vs. IHB vs. IAIS ( CRJ, Satellite) The current configuration of these bridges is because the Cal-Sag Canal was widened. The configuration of the railroads before the canal The Cal-Sag was dug between 1911-22 ( Wikipedia)
Full Diamond Junction openttd
6:04PM- A transfer with caboose 54 in the consist lumbers across the CN/IHB diamonds.IHB SW1500 #15016:16PM-A Southern Belle and North of the Border power le.
Blue Island Junction.
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September 22, 2019 · Blue Island's iconic double diamond on December 5, 1911 - before the digging of the Cal Sag Channel created the need for 5 bridges at this location. The bridges that are currently in place were constructed in the 1960s to span the widened Cal Sag Channel.
Railfanning Blue Island Junction on 5/13/15 YouTube
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop [3] Blue Island is adjacent to the city of and shares its northern boundary with that city's neighborhood. The population was 22,558 at the 2020 United States Census .
A Few Trains at Blue Island Junction on 01.04.12 BNSF, CP/IC&E, CSX
During my time in Illinois, some time was spent at two of the arguably busiest rail junctions in the Chicago area, Blue Island Junction and Dolton Junction..