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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/6/2012 - 1/6/2012
Album Info:Within an hour and a half on January 6th, five Canadian National trains came through the Griffith crossing with one performing a backup maneuver to eventually switch from the CN mainline to the former Elgin Joliet and Eeatern mainline heading north.
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CN 5783 and CN 2163
Title:  CN 5783 and CN 2163
Description:  These two westbound Canadian National units take the wye at Griffith and move from the CN mainline onto the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline this morning - the first of 5 CN trains through Griffith in an hour and a half
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:13:00 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5783(SD75I) CN 2163(C40-8W)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
CN 5783 and CN 2163
Title:  CN 5783 and CN 2163
Description:  Canadian National starts crossing Broad Street as it move from the CN mainline onto the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline at Griffith to bypass downtown Chicago.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:13:16 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  77   Comments: 0
CN 2541
Title:  CN 2541
Description:  The 2nd CN train through Griffith in an hour and a half now takes the wye from the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline onto the CN mainline in its journey east.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:13:27 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2541(C44-9W)
Views:  152   Comments: 1
CN 2518 and CN 2165
Title:  CN 2518 and CN 2165
Description:  Heading toward downtown Griffith on the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline from Kirk yard are these two Canadian National units heading up a mixed freight.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:33:37 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2518(C44-9WL) CN 2165(C40-8W)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
CN 2518 and CN 2165
Title:  CN 2518 and CN 2165
Description:  Running past the newly planted trees Canadian National installed as a natural sound barrier last fall are these two CN units running on the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline from Kirk yard.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:35:38 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2518(C44-9WL) CN 2165(C40-8W)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
CN 2225 and CN 2631
Title:  CN 2225 and CN 2631
Description:  Splittiing the signals are these two Canadian National units running on the CN mainline through town but will stop and back onto the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline to continue north toward Kirk yard.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:35:50 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2225(ES44DC) CN 2631(C44-9W)
Views:  112   Comments: 2
CN 2225 and CN 2631
Title:  CN 2225 and CN 2631
Description:  Although it looks like Canadian National 2225 is running forward on the wye at Griffith, it is actually backing onto the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:36:00 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  79   Comments: 0
CN 2225 and CN 2631
Title:  CN 2225 and CN 2631
Description:  Having crossed Broad Street, Canadian National 2225 heads east before backing onto the former Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline to continue north.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:44:35 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2225(ES44DC) CN 2631(C44-9W)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
CN 2225 and CN 2631
Title:  CN 2225 and CN 2631
Description:  Although it looks as if these two Canadian National units are heading east via the wye from the former EJ&E to the CN mainline, in truth it is backing onto the Elgin Joliet and Eastern mainline to continure north. Quite a maneuver that ties up traffic 3 times.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:44:46 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 2225(ES44DC) CN 2631(C44-9W)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
CN 5709
Title:  CN 5709
Description:  Running across Broad Street in downtown Griffith is Canadian National 5709 on the CN westbound mainline, the 5th and last CN train through town within an hour and a half this day. Not always this busy, but getting to be more often as CN traffic is diverted around Chicago on the EJ&E.
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/29/2012 7:45:11 AM
Location:  Griffith, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5709(SD75I)
Views:  145   Comments: 1


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