An NS auto train rolls southbound on the Kankakee Line passing Calumet Tower and a IHB special agent inspecting the train. Calumet Tower was closed March 7, 2013.
NS catfish leads a colorful stack train along the NS Chicago Line in Northwest Indiana while the steel mills are busy making steel.
Brand New Ace on its return to the PRB after its first revenue run to Michigan.
Four NS standard cabs (!) lead 31K by Calumet Tower.
A high hood NS GP38-2 leads the famous "Bottle train" by the aging Calumet Tower.
446 sits tight for a couple minutes, awaiting the signal from the Calumet Tower operator. She's held up pretty well, considering the fact that she's been around since 1968!
The Whiting Job continues its short journey, passing through East Chicago.
Inland Steel's contribution to America's bicentennial is seen just outside of the mill. This unit is still in service today serving National Railway Equipment as its switcher at its Dixmoor, Illi... (more)
Empties meets loads, a NS empty bottle train pulls into East Chicago as Mittal waits with a loaded train for the NS.
Mittal brings out a train load of hot metal subs for the NS to take to Riverdale IL.
A 3 way meet happens as a IHB transfer job leaves East Chicago, a Mittal job with their 2 GP15-1's heads for the yard to pick up scrap and coil gons as a switcher heads back to get some loaded sub... (more)
IHB 2924 one of IHB's six SD20's leads a northbound train. The SD20's are supposed to be replaced in the very near future by gensets.
An ex-NYC signal bridge still stands in East Chicago as an Amtrak train is about to pass.
