Q326 at Porter Jct
Doesn't exactly look like Class One railroading, more like "run through the Jungle." A visit out to Porter Jct and Chesterton Friday yielded seven trains in about 90 minutes. The subject matter wasn't the greatest; we saw way too much NS black, but there were enough exceptions to make the 35 minute trip worthwhile. CSX's daily Barr Yard to Grand Rapids freight, Q326, comes through the grass as it leaves NS's Chicago Line and heads up the former Pere Marquette to Michigan to meet its counterpart, Q327, who would show up here about 45 minutes later.
Q326 at Porter Jct
Doesn't exactly look like Class One railroading, more like "run through the Jungle." A visit out to Porter Jct and Chesterton Friday yielded seven trains in about 90 minutes. The subject matter wasn't the greatest; we saw way too much NS black, but there were enough exceptions to make the 35 minute trip worthwhile. CSX's daily Barr Yard to Grand Rapids freight, Q326, comes through the grass as it leaves NS's Chicago Line and heads up the former Pere Marquette to Michigan to meet its counterpart, Q327, who would show up here about 45 minutes later.