A pair of ancient BN SD9s head north out of the Indiana Harbor Belt's Blue Island Yard with a cut of gondolas loaded with fresh Northwest Indiana steel. Tom Golden photo.

With a GP35 at each end, a Tuscola & Saginaw Bay (TSBY) passenger excursion works its way through the Michigan countryside. Tom Golden photo.

Amtrak F40PH #314 receives a nice bath on a hot summer's day. Bob Albano photo.

A brand new MARC AEM-7 is seen in the Indiana Harbor Belt's Blue Island Yard as it awaits its trek east. Tom Golden photo.

A trio of Grand Trunk Western Geeps heads southbound with train #392. Tom Golden photo.

On November 6, 1986, 14 open hoppers loaded with coal o a Milwaukee Road/Soo Line train derailed at Broadway Avenue while traversing the B&OCT. The following day shows the cleanup efforts underwa... (more)

Led by a former DT&I GP38-2, Grand Trunk Western's #392 heads past a shuttered interlocking tower. Tom Golden photo.

A trio of Grand Trunk locomotives, including one in P&LE paint, heads south on the former Rock Island connecting track with a string of autoracks destined for the Iowa Interstate. Tom Golden photo... (more)

A pair of GP38-2s along with a pair of new SD60s leads train #301 north on the Indiana Harbor Belt. The bridges from left to right are the IHB, GTW, and B&OCT/CSX mainlines, ad this photo was tak... (more)

A pair of MoPac transfer cabooses, 13865 and 13079, bring up the rear of a northbound yard job returning to Yard Center. Tom Golden photo.

Led by SD40-2 #6374 and a pair of U-Boats, a Conrail grain train is seen headed westbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt. Tom Golden photo.

CNW 5052 and UP 3730 head westbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt with Conrail's ELPR destined for the Northwestern's Proviso Yard. Tom Golden photo.

ICG 8323 and GMO 742 work the local industries in Kankakee on a nice October afternoon. Paul Meyer photo.

A phrase among some Chicagoland railfans is "The Herder," which is a multi-locomotive relocation from one yard to another. A prime example of CSX's Herder is seen here where a consist of 7 locomo... (more)

The Grand Trunk Western was an interesting line to shoot in the 1980s due to its variety of color when it came to locomotive consists. In this scene, a southbound freight is led by a former P&LE ... (more)