A former EJ&E transfer caboose now in service for the Chicago Short Line is seen bringing up the rear of a westbound coke train as two of Tom Golden's grandchildren look on. Tom Golden photo.

The South Chicago & Indiana Harbor, formerly the Chicago Short Line, starts their day off gathering some cars for interchange with the NS at Colehour.

The Chicago Short Line awaits a new crew, with a sharp SW1500 in charge.

Chicago Short Line SW1001 #28 working at South Chicago || July 1977

A pair of South Chicago and Indiana Harbor's beautiful switchers are working next to the shops..Now Owned by steel giant Arcelor Mittal , all of the locomotives still wear Chicago Shortline paint.

While it looks much the same as when this was the Chicago Shortline, it is not! This is now the South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railroad.Owned by steel giant Arcelor Mittal now, the place still l... (more)

Chicago Short Line EMD SW1500 31 and EMD SW1001 29 are close to finishing their run from LTV Steel Corporation's Indiana Harbor Works and 98th Street Yard, which they are entering after running we... (more)

Although now called The South Chicago and Indiana Harbor,the locomotives still wear Chicago Short Line Paint.They are shown here interchanging with NS at the former Colehour Yard.

A pair of CSL switchers double team a lengthy string of coke hoppers and scrap gons toward their yard on the south side.

SW 1500 passes the Horseshoe Casino on its way home .

On a rare Sunday morning move, CSL 30 switches a little before heading off to LTV Steel with a load of coke for the plant.

On a rare Sunday morning move, CSL 30 pops out of the shops and gets ready for a run toward LTV Steel in Whiting, IN.

The Chicago Short Line (now South Chicago and Indiana Harbor) is arguably the most difficult railroad in the Chicago area to catch in action. Here one of four units on the roster leads a transfer ... (more)

The South Chicago and Indiana Harbor (former Chicago Short Line) has a roster of only four switch engines. Usually hidden from the public eye switching steel mills, it was a rare treat to catch on... (more)