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I saw them on the CSS main in Ambridge WB hauling a manifest... Grain hoppers, tank cars, flatbeds etc... two CSX locos. I couldn't tell what the model of the locos were as I only caught a quick look at them in the darkness (it was around 10:30pm).

I just saw CSX WB on the South Shore about 10 minutes ago. Does anyone know why CSX is using the South Shore ROW?

There are no more loose track segments at Tolleston except for the diamond panel. These photos were taken today.

That's great news. I might have to slide through there tomorrow morning.

Finally, I just wanted to add to the record for this thread - the crossing work done at Taft Street along the Porter Branch. I went there August 11th. The work was completed in the next week after this date. Screen Shot 2018-09-01 at 11.26.02 PM.png Also went to Tolleston that morning and nothing wa...

The connecting track to the CN is no longer used as the trains that went there have been replaced by CN. trains A440 and A441 from Elkhart. From Elkhart to Kirk? If they are not using this connection what route are they taking? I would like to know this as well. I've noticed the lack of activity on...

There were some older panels in the area earlier this year (they can be seen in the Google Maps aerials). Yes, there are brand new track segments that can be seen from Google Earth but the segments I saw were not those. The new segments that can be seen were stacked on top of one another (there wer...

Beyond the G&W (northwest from 9th Avenue) there is no construction happening that I can see. I don't think work to move the Ft. Wayne over to the Wab ROW at Clarke has been started yet, or if it has been started, they are keeping to the immediate area. I was back there in May and there was no sign ...

I visited the area this afternoon. The the 9th Avenue crossing has been blocked off and the asphalt torn out, exposing all the rail. Screen Shot 2018-09-01 at 9.45.38 PM.png Justalurker66, your prediction about the old north turnoff being moved to the new connector across 9th Avenue seems to be corr...

I went to the location in question and I do think that indeed NIPSCO was responsible for all of that mulch. Asplundh trucks were backing in and out of the area, and I know them to do work for NIPSCO. I also found this cool switch. What era do you think it's from? The remaining track there have stamp...

It looks like they cleared the utility right of way south of the high line. With bridges down to the west and east of MLK I'd expect all the bridges to come down as money permits. I am surprised the bridge still exists over US12/20 and the South Shore/EJ&E. Perhaps a question over who would pay for...

ejlavino.png Does anybody know what's happening here at the old E. J. Lavino/Stanrail spur? I have it annotated in red in a photo I provided. I haven't been to this area since last summer. It was overgrown then. Are they ripping (or have ripped) this up? Odd to suddenly rip this up out the blue. Is...

Oh, for anybody who doesn't know. Google updated their maps. I don't know if anybody seen it before I did right now, but yesterday was still April 2017. 3/17/2018 is the updated date.

Thank you my friend, you saved me a trip. People have been bugging me about it. I figured there would be no changes to note.

All of these photos were taken on the 24th of February.

That would be interesting and would explain some of the work in the Tolleston area. I went back to Tolleston this weekend and it does look like a new railroad bed is being laid out. New ballast has been laid and flattened, and it seems as if the unfinished NS connector NW of 9th Ave is gonna finall...

Has there been any construction at the west end of the PRR to reconnect it to the CSX line? If I may - with regard to Clarke, I walked up the Ft. Wayne northwest of 5th Ave to the Grand Calumet River last year to check out the work that was done but not completed. There was some ballast tampering a...

That's interesting about CP. Using the IHB to Tolleston? Does that mean they are going to get off of the IHB at Ivanhoe and utilize the Porter Branch to Tolleston like everyone else? That would be awesome, however I don't think I'd be wrong to be a little pessimistic thinking they are gonna use the ...

That "mailbox" is interesting to me. I'm finding out a lot about the high line from a historical perspective and it excites me to find old infrastructure still standing. My goal is to find everything I can and document it before it's all gone. Moving on to something that may be related to Tolleston....

#1. I went to Tolleston today and saw there was a construction project in progress. Screen Shot 2018-01-23 at 12.11.34 AM.png The diamond is not installed but according to a CSX service worker in the area that I flagged down, there is going to be a new turn off built. Screen Shot 2018-01-23 at 12.11...