TRRS 553: A Snowy Morning at Porter Junction

CHESTERTON, INDIANA - 23 Jan 2022
Lake Effect Snow Showers off Lake Michigan make for a great winter morning of railfanning at Porter Junction, on the famed NS Chicago Line. On this morning, we catch 15 trains, all passing through Indiana's January Winter Wonderland.
Train Descriptions in Order of Appearance:
Amtrak #371 Pere Marquette
Consist:
IDTX 4605 [SC-44]
3 Superliner Coaches
Location/Time:
CSX GR Sub, Doran, MI, CR 500E xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:09 CST
Amtrak #350 Wolverine
Consist:
IDTX 4601 [SC-44]
1 Amfleet Café
3 Horizon Coaches
1 Viewliner Baggage
Location/Time:
AMTK MI Line, Michigan City, IN, CR 500E xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:27 CST
Amtrak #29 Capitol Limited
Consist:
AMTK 17 [P42DC]
1 Superliner Sleeper
1 Superliner Diner
2 Superliner Coaches
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:47 CST
CP Autorack WB
Consist:
CP 8146 [AC44CW]
CP 8552 [AC44CW]
104 Autoracks
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:49 CST
Amtrak #49 Lake Shore Limited
Consist:
AMTK 125 [P42DC]
AMTK 107 [P42DC]
1 Viewliner Sleeper
1 Amfleet Café
3 Amfleet Coaches
1 Viewliner Diner
2 Viewliner Sleepers
1 Viewliner Baggage
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 08:57 CST
NS Intermodal WB
Consist:
NS 4439 [AC44C6M]
NS 4233 [AC44C6M]
116 Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:03 CST
CSX Q327
Consist:
CSX 3071 [ES44AH]
CSX 922 [ES44AH]
BNSF 7060
77 Mixed Cars
Location/Time:
CSX GR Sub, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:30 CST
Amtrak #351 Wolverine
Consist:
IDTX 4618 [SC-44]
4 Horizon Coaches
1 Amfleet Café
1 Venture Coach [Testing]
Location/Time:
AMTK MI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 09:43 CST
NS Intermodal WB
Consist:
UP 7623 [ES44AC]
Unknown Number of Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:12 CST
NS Intermodal WB
Consist:
NS 4322 [AC44C6M]
NS 4219 [AC44C6M]
Unknown Number of Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:31 CST
NS Manifest WB
Consist:
BNSF 5815 [ES44AC]
BNSF 7616 [ES44DC]
84 Mixed Cars
FXE 4046 [SD70ACe]
107 Mixed Cars
191 CARS TOTAL
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:50 CST
Amtrak #365 Blue Water
Consist:
IDTX 4633 [SC-44]
5 Horizon Coaches
1 Amfleet Café
IDTX 4625 [SC-44]
Location/Time:
AMTK MI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 10:55 CST
NS Manifest WB
Consist:
NS 9489 [C44-9W]
NS 7685 [ES40DC]
83 Mixed Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 11:36 CST
NS Intermodal EB
Consist:
NS 4059 [AC44C6M]
84 Intermodal Cars
NS 1066 [SD70ACe] NYC Heritage Unit
87 Intermodal Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 12:20 CST
NS Manifest WB
Consist:
NS 4210 [AC44C6M]
NS 9684 [C44-9W]
140 Mixed Cars
Location/Time:
NS CHI Line, Chesterton, IN, Wagner St xing, on 23Jan2022 at 12:35 CST
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