NYC FM CFA16-4 6601 leads a freight near South Bend Indiana in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Two NYC E8s led by 4049 and 4069 power train 35 the Iroquois (Boston-New York-Chicago) at South Bend, Indiana on April 29, 1961. Photo by Louis A. Marre, from my collection.

L 520 gets ready to shove out of OLIVERS Yard in South Bend to begin working back to Battle Creek. The Job works mostly lumber along CN's South Bend Subdivision.

A CN Grain Train passes by the old Packard Plant in South Bend, Indiana. Investors had started renovations to the plant including the shiny glass exterior but the project has since been stalled fo... (more)

CP 9616 Blasts East on Main 2 through South Bend, Indiana. CP 437 is the CN / NS interlocking. In the background on the Right can be seen the former GTW, South Bend Passenger Depot now home to the... (more)

M 399 crosses the St. Joe River in South Bend. In the foreground is the Crooked Ewe Brewery. A great place to watch trains up close and enjoy the scenery.

M 399 approaches the Stop signal at CP 437. The interlocking in South Bend is controlled by the NS Elkhart Dispatcher.

Q 122 heads for Port Huron and Canada as it passes through South Bend Indiana traversing the St. Joseph River Bridge. The Grand Trunk Western Bridge was built in 1938 and still handles main line... (more)

CN 1501 Track Inspection Vehicle sits at CP 437 waiting for NS Traffic to clear before heading to Griffith, Indiana. An eventful day for the 1501 as it had suffered an exhaust leak that was lucki... (more)

NS Safety First Responders Train sits at NS Olivers Yard to help train SBFD and area Volunteer Fire Depts.

Had some luck with the sun in between lake effect clouds.

Harkening back to my youth, Chicago-Baltimore intermodal 24M is all pigs & single stacks due to height restrictions in the East.

I always thought it was interesting that a Canadian road used American colors.

The Norfolk Southern business train, complete with A-B-B-A covered wagons, rolls east through South Bend, Indiana after an 06:00 departure out of Ashland Avenue Yard in Chicago.

CSS 2005 leads CSS PF-10 west back to Michigan City, Indiana after picking up storage cars from Bendix in South Bend, Indiana. The furthest east customer for the CSS is in New Carlisle, Indiana so... (more)