Amtrak Lake Shore Limited approaches Hammond-Whiting station at track speed.

Indiana Harbor Belt Gibson Yard scene in 1984. View east from Indy Blvd nine span steel bridge.

A trio of NS Dash 9's lead an intermodal train west, passing the Hammond Amtrak Station in the last light of the day.

Locomotives:
NS 9133 C40-9W
NS 9470 C44-9W
NS 9734 C44-9W

Built in 1924, one of C&O's scale test cars is seen passing through Hammond on the rear of a B&OCT train. Tom Golden photo.

An IHB NW2 and SW1500 bring a manifest freight east near the Indiana/Illinois state line. The Amtrak bilevel is most likely headed to the Pullman Standard plant in Hammond for work. Tom Golden p... (more)

A pair of EMD SD70M's from different railroads lead a unit train of frac sand west past the "Amshack" station in Hammond, Indiana which still displays the "pointless arrow" logo.

Locomotive... (more)

This old work horse is still earning its keep but for how long...

This is what became of a couple of IHB SW1500's. IHB 1506 and 1508 have been rebuilt into RP15BDF's to run on compressed natural gas/diesel.

The old and the new works together at the west end of Gibson Yard. So far, two IHB SW1500's have been rebuilt into RP15BDF's to run on compressed natural gas/diesel. Here are the two as they work ... (more)

A pair of South Shore Geeps, still wearing their as-delivered blue and yellow paint, bring a string of loaded steel coils through Hammond. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of Chessie System Geeps bring a freight east along the B&OCT in Hammond. Tom Golden photo.