IHB 1515 works the west end Blue Island hump job.

Fresh from the paint booth, new power for the Marinette, Tomahawk, & Western is moved around the National Railway Equipment facility in Dixmoor. Tom Golden photo.

Locomotives await the cutting torch at the soon to be closed NRE Dixmoor Shop.

A former BN SD60M, now wearing CBFX reporting marks, sits on the interchange track in Dixmoor

As the scrapper goes to work on its current victims, the NREX 1407 awaits its turn. 1407 was built in 1950 as a Great Northern GP7 and was later rebuilt to a GP10 during its time with the Burlingt... (more)

IHB 1515, a retro painted SW1500, awaits a crew in Blue Island Yard.

A couple of IHB retros, led by an SW1500, work the west end of Blue Island Yard.

We're at the National Railway Equipment's facility in Dixmoor as the scrapper is hard at work, taking apart Illinois Central SW14 #1435. USSX SW1200RS #59's tragic end would follow within 24 hours... (more)

IHB GP40-2LW 4020 leads local west through Dixmoor.

A former Missouri Pacific SD40 has been patched for Helm Leasing and is awaiting movement from NRE's Dixmoor facility. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of IHB geeps depart Blue Island yard with BP12.

IHB 4020 and 1512 cross the Little Calumet River as they make their shove move into Blue Island Yard, utilizing the West Yard Lead. #4020 is one of three GP40-2LW's purchased from Metro East Indus... (more)

The Indiana Harbor Belt retired their SD20 fleet earlier this year and purchased three GP40-2LW's from Metro East Industries in East St. Louis, Illinois. All three are now on the property and in H... (more)

A dying EMD's last request....just to have a little company. Metra F40C 610 and IHB SW1200 2256 create an extremely sad sight at the entrance to NRE Dixmoor this afternoon. Lot of good times with ... (more)

IHB GP40-2LW 4021 works the hump job at the west end of Blue Island Yard. IHB recently purchased three of these units.