NS 1133 leads a coke train West through East Chicago as the steel mill building slowly is demolished in the background.
As westbound Amtrak Wolverine 353 (Pontiac to Chicago) makes its stop at the Hammond-Whiting Station, another Wolverine, train 352 (Chicago to Pontiac, behind IDTX SC-44 "Charger" 46... (more)
CSS GP38-2 2010, still in LIRC paint, sits in the yard in Michigan City.
West bound at Valparaiso Indiana on the PRR Chicago-Fort Wayne line, in 1963. Dennis Schmidt photo, from my collection.
M 394 kicks out a Bad Order car before departing on the Outbound Lead from Kirk Yards West End. The CN 2232 is just passing over the infamous Clark Road. Often under water as depicted here, Clar... (more)
AARX 304, now wearing a Cliffs Logo, waits for the NS to cut away from a Bottle Train being delivered to the Harbor Plant. This area at the former Arcelor Mittal Plant now owed by Cliffs is a hot... (more)
Still fully functional an in use today is the EJ&E Kirk Yard Roundhouse. CN has implemented massive upgrades and modifications to the operation of Kirk over the past 10 years. The new Fuel Dock ... (more)
Ex Southern GP 50 7096 rebuilt as GP 33ECO, NS 4712 sits just off of 165th Street in Hammond. Osborne yard is just behind Hammond Lead Products and always has IHB and NS action.
Pulling North across Michigan Avenue, A Harbor job works the Michigan Avenue Yard in East Chicago. Always action here as it is just south of the Norfolk Southern CP 502. Gibson Yard is just to th... (more)
Known for their high speed Amtrak operations, the Amtrak Michigan Line is no stranger to passenger trains… but NS does have a small handful of jobs between Chicago & Detroit. One of the more har... (more)
Interesting unit from diesel spotters standpoint. Modern frame would indicate GP-40 but it was in fact a late GP35, built on Alco trucks for GM&O, was on ICG, then a VMV demonstrator, etc. Still... (more)
Former Phelps Dodge unit has the tiny tank as a spotting clue.
EJ&E SD38-2 667 leads CN L514 West through Griffith.
Wabash Railroad FA1 1202A and its mates are seen in the yard at Peru Indiana in 1959. From my collection, Dennis Schmidt photo.
Engine of Nickel and a Tail of Flags.
