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Blue Island Railroad
The Blue Island Railroad is a short-line freight railroad operating in the historic rail hub of Blue Island, Illinois, just south of Chicago. It focuses on local switching and industrial service rather than long-distance hauling, moving railcars between nearby customers and major connecting railroads. The railroad plays an important role in supporting regional industry by handling materials such as steel products, scrap, food-related goods, and construction supplies. Its tracks run through an area long known for dense rail infrastructure, where multiple mainlines and yards converge. Operations are typically low-speed and frequent, with locomotives working short cuts of track throughout the day. Overall, the Blue Island Railroad helps keep local freight moving efficiently while linking small industries to the national rail network.
The webcams showing the Blue Island Railroad area include one oriented toward the south part of the rail junction, where you can watch freight trains working through the tracks; and another webcam that looks across the lines toward the Blue Island Railroad Bridges, capturing trains crossing the water. These cameras give live views of trains moving through railroad intersections near Chicago, with locomotives switching cars, mainline freights rolling by. The views focused on the bridges feature the cluster of five steel truss spans over the Calumet Sag Channel, which form a striking backdrop as trains traverse the waterway.