So after I was done railfanning in Elkhart, I decided to relocate to Griffith to check out the action on the CN Matteson and South Bend Subdivisions. And on my way there, I found these really epic railroad crossings here in the North Harbor area that were owned by the Indiana Harbor Belt line (and I found these on Google maps not too long before, ironically enough lol)
And what seemed to be here was like early to mid 90's Safetran installs on everything (even the one thats no longer in service), so ye know, i had to stop and tour them. And sadly and funnily enough, like 5 minutes after making this video, a train went through the gated crossing (and it was actually a train that I caught at Elkhart earlier this day). And I was pretty mad that I missed it since I wanted to get this crossing in action too, but that also raised my curiosity that this IHB Line was used for some NS Chicago line train reroutes, or this portion actually connects to many nearby lines.. interesting (this location is after all very close to multiple yards and a whole ahh plant and mill lol)
Corrections: I know I said North Harbor in the video and the city that these are in is East Chicago, but its close enough, thats what the map told me lol (The DOT Number of the Abandoned crossing was actually 921 659K)
On the gated crossing, the bells only ring when the gates are going down, and don't ring again after that. And i also forgot to mention this, but there actually used to be another signal that once stood and protected the abandoned track, but it got knocked down sometime in 2021. So yeah, once again, not everything in this video may be perfect, since this was my first time checking this place out (like a few other crossings i toured this day), but I did the best I can with my knowledge at the time lol
Location: Dickey Road, East Chicago, Indiana (North Harbor)
Railroad Owner: Indiana Harbor Belt, Norfolk Southern (I believe)
Former Railroad Owner: Unknown
Status: Active (Inactive for one track)
Estimated Trains Per Day: ~15-20
One Track Inactive For: 15-20 years
Amount of Tracks: 4 (In Total)
Quiet Zone: No
The rest of the video should explain for itself. Thanks for watching!
15 сен 2024