December 27th, 2019
Railfanning Chicago is rather like shooting fish in a barrel if you handle the city itself. I am a country boy and so it isn't really my cup of tea. We did manage to catch a little bit of action as we entered and exited the city for (non-railfan) touristy reasons, although the day was off toa slightly bad start when I followed a different line from the one I thought I was following out of the city: with an EOT squawking away nearby but no sign of the train it was attached to, we admired the diamond at Stillwell for a few minutes before carrying on.
Stillwell, Indiana
Stillwell is the junction of the CN and the Anacostia and Pacific.
Gary, Indiana
Gary is the Indiana side of Chicago and is a fairly significant rail hub in its own right.
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Arriving in Chicago, we caught ex-IC and EJE power working a hump yard on the Gary side of the border.
