A non-dynamic braking equipped CNW SD45 leads a Union Pacific C30-7 on a westbound freight on the IHB. Tom Golden photo.
A CNW SD40 leads a Union Pacific C30-7 on a westbound manifest freight on the Indiana Harbor Belt at Calumet Park Interlocking. Note the damage to the fuel tank on the CNW unit. Tom Golden photo... (more)
NS GP60 7128 leads the bottle train east under the last remaining IHB searchlights in Calumet City.
A pair of CSX units bracket a Wisconsin Central SD45 on an eastbound freight. Tom Golden photo.
A pair of CSX MP15's bracket a former Union Pacific Dome Chair, UP 7007, on a special one-car move along the former B&OCT. The history of UP 7007, built in 01/55, is below courtesy of Utah Rails:... (more)
Former Norfolk Southern SW1500 working for the IHB RR
A CNW GP50 leads a UP SD40-2 on a westbound train on the IHB. Tom Golden photo.
Led by a Conrail GP7, the Interlake Steel bottle train is seen on the former South Chicago & Southern at Calumet Park Junction. This line would be abandoned by Conrail in the 1990s causing Amtrak... (more)
A pair of IHB GP40-2's lead a westbound freight through Calumet Park, bound for Blue Island Yard in Riverdale.
An Indiana Harbor Belt police officer and trainmaster keep a close eye on this westbound freight as it nears Paxton Avenue with a pair of GP40-2's.
A pair of four-axle GEs leads a SD45 and a tunnel motor on an eastbound coal train along the IHB. Tom Golden photo.
Early era Conrail heads west through Calumet City Illinois in 1977.
A former Southern GP38-2 leads hot bottle train BH16 east past the remaining searchlight signal bridge on the IHB mainline.
UP 4601 approaches Paxton Avenue with autoracks from IHB's Gibson Yard.
IHB SW1500 1501 sits in Calumet City with a single coil steel car.