With the fate of the NIPSCO power plant uncertain, these NORX coal trains may be a distant memory soon enough. With that said, on a sunny spring afternoon, one of South Shore’s NORX coal empties... (more)

Older and newer depicted here sitting in the former NKP yard located in Frankfort, IN.

An Amtrak B32 dash 8 sits at the Beech grove shops, Next to it sits an ex-VRE F40. Two outcasts surrounded by P40's and P42's.

Back when SOO came to Indiana. Photo by Mike Dolenski

Southern Pacific EMD SD45 8982 is seen at the former Nickel Plate Road yard in 1978.

Unusual cargo. I found this loaded 12 axle flatcar on the EJ&E Porter Line in February 1977.

Given the choice between an unturbo'd EMD 567 at full cry or one of these lugging into Norton, VA with a big train, I guess I would have to flip a coin as to which I like best. This L&N alumnus i... (more)

On the former NKP Chicago-Fort Wayne line. The crew had "gone to beans" at a local eatery and left the motive power locked and idling on the main. They uncoupled from their train a half ... (more)

Probably ex-CR though I can't find anything on this unit. Photo by Jim Satterwhite.

Ohio Central SD40-2 4023 leads a CF&E autorack train West through Gary, passing some still standing searchlights at Ivanhoe.

Traction orange is seen in abundance on the South Shore Line, near Shops, at Michigan City Indiana. Jeff Stupar photo.

Ohio Central SD40-2 4023 leads a CF&E autorack train West through Gary.

The clover is in bloom as LIRC's J13A races north for Seymour.

As it does a little street running SOO SD60M 6060 leads Z490 north up the former Monon. SOO 6060 was one of five SD60M's that they owned. Today this section of the Monon is used only by a CSX loca... (more)

Ersatz Monon but looking magnificent the lead units of the "Fair Train" are outside on a beautiful winter day. Photo by Mike Dolenski.