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I have decided to post a report from the Chesterton webcam this evening. Times are in Central: HH - NS Horsehead Old NS - Older NS logo Standard Red - Standard CP Paint Scheme without Golden Beaver Flag - Current UP scheme with "Building America" slogan, and an American flag on the long hood H2 - BN...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Tuesday, August 15, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY FINAL SD90MAC RELEASED: KCC&E SD90MAC #5701 was released from the Chicago shops on Monday in a fresh coat of KCC&E paint. This is the last SD90MAC to be put into service by the railway, as all of the...

Well, it looks like EHH is storing SD40-2's also, by the looks of that trace. Figures, I haven't seen any at all on the main line trains like I used to. It sucks not seeing very many EMDs on CSX nowadays.

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Update - Friday, August 11, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY RAILPOWER “GENSET” DELIVERED: The KCC&E has received RailPower RP28CD Demonstrator #2015, which will be testing on the Chicago Subdivision local trains starting this weekend. The other RailPower RP28CD...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Wednesday, August 9, 2017 NEW LOCOMOTIVE DELIVERY: A few SD70ACe-T4 locomotives have arrived on property. These units are 5673, 5674, and 5676. GENSETS COMING: The KCC&E has placed an order for two RailPower Technologies “genset” switcher locomotives. They...

Observations made on the Kansas City Subdivision: Location: Moberly, Missouri Z-KCCH (Intermodal: Kansas City, MO - Chicago, IL) 6:39 AM CDT KCCE 4039 (SD70M) KCCE 5444 (SD70ACe) NS 7520 (ES44DC) I-CHKC (Intermodal: Chicago, IL - Kansas City, MO) 7:01 AM CDT KCCE 807 (ES44AC) KCCE 3549 (SD60) KCCE 4...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Update - Monday, August 7, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY It has been confirmed that the KCC&E will be performing extensive overhauls to their entire C40-8 fleet, which consists of 100 units numbered #6500 through #6599. Half of the overhauls will take place a...

Well, I have decided to post a KCC&E roster from its beginnings in 1989-1990. Here it is: NOTE: The KCC&E was a huge GE user. As well, not as much trackage was used back in 1990 compared to today. Edited to include additional power used for locals and transfers. 1-99 (SW7) 100-149 (SW9) 1100-1149 (G...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Update - Thursday, August 3, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY SD70ACe-T4s: The rest of the ordered SD70ACe-T4 units will be delivered this month. Several more have been delivered to the KCC&E today: 5663, 5665, 5670-5672, 5675, and 5678. CSX DETOURS: Due to a se...

NS 20N-02 EB past Chesterton at 13:11 CDT

NS C44-9W #9885 leading the way.

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Update - Tuesday, August 1, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY DERAILMENT: A minor derailment occurred Monday along milepost 3.4 of the Royal Oak Branch in the Detroit Area. Train L-DE06 was just taking off from the Detroit Yard, when all of a sudden, something de...

Westbound Empty Sand Train 61F went by Chesterton, Indiana at 15:38 CDT.

Power was:
NS C44-9W #9836
CN C44-9W (EF-644e) #2661
IC SD70 #1027

The IC unit is still in "Death Star" black livery.

Just something about the stored power on CSX right now, which I would think is pretty darn high right now. I am wondering if there is any insight as to how much of certain classes are in storage now. I do know that the entire 7300 Series is stored, along with most of the AC6000CW class (I know 5016 ...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Monday, July 31, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY NEW SD70ACe-T4 UNITS: Several new SD70ACe-T4 locomotives have arrived on the property. The following units have been delivered: 5660-5662, 5664, 5666-69. NS AUCTION: The KCC&E has placed high bids for s...

WB Manifest Train past Chesterton, Indiana, at 15:49 CDT. This is likely 11G judging by the power.

CN C44-9W #2646
CN SD60 #5410
CN C44-9W #2639

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Friday, July 28, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY MORE LEASE ENGINES ON THE WAY: The KCC&E just contracted with National Railway Equipment to lease several SD60 locomotives. These locomotives will be: SD60: 5951-52, 5959, 5962, 5974, 5980, 5988 NEW ORD...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Wednesday, July 26, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AMTRAK AGREEMENT: Recently, the KCC&E agreed to allow Amtrak to run some trains on their trackage, including the “Capitol Limited” and “Lake Shore Limited”. LTEX LEASER DUO ON M-EIBU: The Erie-to-Buf...

NS 1072 is leading NS 65W (oil empties) westbound. It was at Elkhart, Indiana, at 10:02 PM EDT, and is destined for North Dakota.

NS 1072 is the Illinois Terminal Heritage Engine.

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Monday, July 24, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY SD90MAC UPDATE: KCC&E SD90MAC #5706 is the last unit to get its new KCC&E number patch. It was released into service Sunday. The only SD90MAC left is #5701, which is getting repainted into full KCC&E pa...

Kansas City, Chicago, and Eastern Updates - Saturday, July 22, 2017 FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY DERAILMENT: Train Q-CIDE (Chicago to Detroit) derailed on the Chicago Subdivision Friday afternoon. Only three cars were involved and the cleanup did not last long at all. TEENAGERS VS. THE CREW OF Z-...