I decided to go to Griffith, IN where the CN Matteson sub and CN South Bend sub intersect. It is probably one of my favorite junctions as the variety of power seen is good. The weather was gloomy but once the afternoon hit the action picked up with surprises on two different trains one had a pair of GP9s?? and another had a ex GTW GP9R and a ex IC GP11. Most of the action was of the manifest variety. Enjoy and don't forget to comment and subscribe!!!
0:00 A eastbound CN mixed manifest led by IC 2711 (C44-9W built 2004) and 5625 (SD70I built 11/1995), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN Matteson sub.
5:35 A westbound CN mixed manifest led by IC 1012 (CN paint SD70 built 11/1995), IC 1036 (SD70 built 2/1999), and CN 5679 (SD75I built 1996), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN Matteson sub.
8:42 A eastbound CN coal train led by BNSF 8765 (SD70ACe built 5/2013), BNSF 6114 (ES44AC built 10/2006), and BNSF 8982 (SD70MAC built 10/2000 DPU), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN South Bend sub.
11:13 IC 2712 (C44-9W built 2004) and CN 2631 (C44-9W built 9/2002), switch out a few cars before continuing east on the CN Matteson sub from the CN South Bend sub with a manifest.
21:45 A eastbound CN mixed manifest led by CN 2164 (ex-ATSF C40-8W built 5/1992) and GTW 5844 (ex-PL&E GP38-2 built 6/1977), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN Matteson sub.
24:25 A CN mixed manifest led by CN 2925 (ES44AC built 1/2015) and 2577 (C44-9W built 12/1997), passes through Griffith, IN going from westbound on the CN South Bend sub to eastbound on the CN Matteson sub.
31:59 A eastbound CN vehicle train led by CN 3823 (ES44AC built 9/2018) and 2904 (ES44AC built 12/2014), passes through Griffith, IN going from the CN Matteson sub to the CN South Bend sub.
38:14 A westbound CN mixed manifest led by BNSF 4586 (C44-9W built 1999), BNSF 6717 (ES44C4 built 2011), BNSF 7468 (ES44DC built 2010), BNSF 6435 (ES44AC built 8/2009), CRGX 406 (GP9?), and CRGX 407 (GP9?), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN Matteson sub.
41:29 A westbound CN mixed manifest led by IC 1030 (CN paint SD70 built 2/1999), IC 1029 (SD70 built 2/1999), LNW 55 (ex-IC GP11 built 12/1957), and MVPX 4601 (ex-GTW GP9R built 1/1957), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN Matteson sub.
44:44 A westbound CN mixed manifest led by CN 3200 (ET44AC built 4/2019) and 3208 (ET44AC built 4/2019), passes through Griffith, IN going from the CN South Bend sub to the CN Matteson sub.
47:30 A look at the rolling stock on display at the local museum including a EJ&E caboose.
48:23 A eastbound CN stack/vehicle train led by CN 5731 (SD75I built 5/1996) and 2264 (ES44DC built 10/2007), passes through Griffith, IN going from the CN Matteson sub to the CN South Bend sub.
54:14 A westbound CN mixed manifest led by 3150 (ET44AC built 11/2018) and 3883 (ES44AC built 5/2019 DPU), passes through Griffith, IN on the CN Matteson sub.