An unusual find on an overcast autumn day in the former N&W / NKP yard.

A GP18 leads a rather unusual lash-up on the former Nickel Plate line.

A unique load on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter Line in 1977. The placard reads "Do Not Hump".

Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #3263 leads NS 323 west through Hobart, IN with a string of empty coil cars for interchange with CN (EJ&E) at Van Loon.

A stranger in town. Found this visitor from the West in the N&W (ex NKP) yard.

My sons Mike and Jeff tagged along with their railfan Dad about ninety percent of the time when they were young, and I enjoyed every minute. They're both avid railfans to this day. Seen here at th... (more)

Running long hood forward with an impressive power lash-up, over thirty years ago, on the former NKP.

A rare (1 of 3) N&W EMD "skunk" unit and a GP30 take a manifest freight west on the former NKP thirty years ago.

The NS 323 coil train is en route to Van Loon (Gary) Indiana on the former NKP as it holds the siding briefly and waits for an eastbound manifest to pass. The Herzog ballast train, with a BNSF GE ... (more)

SD38-2 658 is running long hood forward westbound on the eastern branch of the EJ&E. It appears that the silver paint had been recently applied.

The orange paint appears to glow under the overcast sky as SD38 654 runs long hood forward westward on the eastern branch of the EJ&E.

NKP 765 is en route to Chicago at speed on the former Nickel Plate line.

A Dash 8-32B is leading NS 323 to Van Loon (Gary Indiana) on the former NKP.

A short NS 323 train pauses briefly on the main and waits for an approaching eastbound to take the siding. The train is en route from Fort Wayne to Gary (Van Loon) Indiana.

NS 323 is powered by the first engine to debut Norfolk Southern's Admiral cab. Seen here on the westward siding while en route to Van Loon (Gary) Indiana.