Massive (88' 10") South Shore Line freight motor 802 is seen working at Goff on the east side of Gary in 1980. A similar, but not the same, photo at this location was previously posted a few ... (more)
The head-end brakeman on the local switch job is dressed in the traditional classic railroader's garb of 1972. The mandatory wearing of bright colored safety vests is still decades away.