IHB 3861 (SD38-2) makes an appearance working an autorack train on the west end of Gibson Yard in Hammond, IN.

IHB 3861 (SD38-2) works on an autorack cut at the west end of Gibson Yard in Hammond, IN.

IHB 3861 (SD38-2) idles outside of Gibson Yard in Hammond, IN during golden hour.

IHB 3861 (SD38-2), with a unique nose herald reminiscent of motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson, pulls out of Gibson Yard with an autorack train.

IHB SD38-2 3961 switches out the West end of Gibson Yard in Hammond.

IHB SD38-2 3861 is in charge of a westbound freight at Cottage Grove Avenue (CP 98) in Dolton. Trailing is GP40-2 4018, GP40P-2 4010 and GP40-2 4012. 4010 is of Southern Pacific heritage and one o... (more)

Both of Indiana Harbor Belt’s to most favorited locomotives by railfans sit side by side at Blue Island Yard on the end of a Monday afternoon in Riverdale. IHB’s last SD38-2 still in service r... (more)

Thirty-Eights. On January 31, 2021, Indiana Harbor Belt 3861 (SD38-2) and 3801 (GP38-2) were crossing the Grand Calumet River in Calumet, East Chicago, Indiana during a nice snow storm. IHB... (more)

IHB 3861 leads a manifest west at CP 107 in Riverdale.

Indiana Harbor Belt’s BP4 notches up through Blue Island Junction with IHB 3861 in the lead. The 3861 is rumored to be getting retired sometime in the near future.

The only remaining IHB SD38-2 on the IHB roster shoves a cut of cars back deeper into the yard on a nice sunny but cold winter day.

IHB's lone SD38-2 shoves the 115 job into Michigan Avenue Yard.

IHB train NA11 holds down the controlled siding at CP 341 in Broadview, IL. Leading the way is SD38-2 3861, once one of two SD38-2's on the IHB's roster. Today, it's the only one as sister 3862 wa... (more)

With its work completed at Burns Harbor IN, the IHB 115 transfer job heads back west to home rails.

IHB 3861 leads its train through Dolton, Illinois as it heads for IHB's Gibson Yard. 3861 started its life as a MILW SD40-2 before being rebuilt into an SD38-2.