INRD 9001 leads a loaded coal train around the loop at Bear Run as it begins the short trek to Merom. In the background is an old Peabody drag line made by Bucyrus-Erie.
A loaded INRD coal train sits waiting for a crew to take the black diamonds to the Merom Generating Station. You can see INRD 9001 behind the end of its train wrapped around the loop at Bear Run.
INRD 4006 returns to Bloomington after running out of ballast for the day. The branch to the quarry is usually always used after dark and is tough to shoot anything in decent light.
INRD 4006 splits a limestone cut north of Solsberry as the ballast dumping continues. Ballast was being laid today from milepost 64 to 68 before running out of it.
Monon history is finally shown as INRD 4001 heads through the old semaphore masts and codeline on the once glorious Monon. This location is Hunters siding and was once the Monon mainline from Mich... (more)