Railfanning Gary, IN May 16th, 2026

I spent the whole day railfanning at Pine Junction in Gary, Indiana, one of the busiest railfanning hotspots in the country. The busy NS Chicago line parallels the CSX Barr Sub and also nearby is the CN Kirk Yard which sees constant action from yard switchers. Train list: 1 and 2. NS 17V and CSX M566 meet 3. Amtrak Pere Marquette 371 flying west on the Chicago Line 4. NS 37M on the Chicago Line 5. CSX I003 on the Barr Sub 6. Amtrak Lakeshore Limited 49 westbound 7. NS B08 local westbound 8. CSX B158 coke express on the connector 9. NS hotshot 29G westbound 10. Amtrak Floridian 40 westbound 11. CSX M358 taking the connector to the CN Kirk Yard 12. NS 16N with CSX and UP power on the Chicago Line 13. NS 31M auto racks westbound 14. NS 34J with an ex. CREX leader 15. CSX I115 coming to a stop on the Barr Sub 16. Amtrak Blue Water 365 flying westbound 17. NS 10R heading east 18 and 19. NS B09 heading east with loads and CSX M352 heading west 20. NS 65E ethanol empties westbound 21. CSX I116 gliding eastward 22. NS 54G grain loads eastbound 23. CSX B706 with all CN/CREX power heading west 24. CSX B725 with all CPKC power eastbound 25. NS 30Q with BNSF power eastbound 26. CSX M369 westbound 27. NS 266 with all BNSF power heading east 28 and 29. NS hotshot 28X eastbound while 265 westbound shows up 30. CSX M565 goes by while NS 265 still goes by 31. CPKC 137 trackage rights train westbound on the Chicago Line 32. Amtrak Wolverine Service 352 sliding east 33 and 34. Amtrak Wolverine 353 meets eastbound NS 264 35. CSX I136 eastbound while NS 264 crawls by 36. NS 61A frac sand westbound 37. NS 27G sliding westward 38. NS 268 shows up going east 39. CSX I172 with all BNSF power heading east 40. CSX I169 westbound with the Pan Am heritage unit 41. CSX I157 westbound 42. CSX B505 with a YN2 leader eastbound 43. Amtrak Bluewater 364 flying east 44. Amtrak Wolverine 354 close behind 45. CSX M565 coming to a stop 46. NS 65R westbound 47. CSX I104 cruising eastward 48. NS 6K4 eastbound 49. CSX I171 with all BNSF power westbound 50. Amtrak Pere Marquette 370 eastbound 51. NS 26X crawling to a stop signal 52. Amtrak Floridian 41 eastbound 53. NS 277 westbound at last light