Norfolk Southern's 13J westbound at Argos, IN on the former NKP line in striking sunset storm light.
NKP 587 and 765 are in charge of a NRHS excursion train from Chicago to Argos in July of 1993. Even though the weather wasn't the greatest, these two put on a show that more than made up for it.
NKP 765 leads a Norfolk Southern employee special west out of Argos, IN on its return trip to NS's Calumet Yard.
The sun finds a opening in the lake effect clouds long enough to light up the scene as a 3 pack of WC 45's speed west with an empty sulfur train on the ex-NKP.
The ex-UP SD60 on the point of eastbound 306 has suffered a failure and now the crew begins to switch out the head 12 cars so they can get their train under tonnage and make it to Ft Wayne with a ... (more)
Lease Power on the Argos local
The power for the Argos switcher waits for the next crew
The power for the local leans heavily on the wye.
At sunset, an eastbound intermodal roars past the west end of the yard.
The IMC local returns to Argos after a rare trip to Walkerton. The caboose, NW 555060, is no longer used.
WC SD45's wait in the westward siding as NS 9268 races past with a westbound intermodal and the power for tomorrows L43 local holds down yard track 1.
Running around elevator pickup in the Ex-NKP Michigan City line.
The N&W 611 whistles for the crossing as it arrives in Agros, IN.