NS SD60M 6799 leads a manifest east through Hammond.

On a frigid February morning an SD60F waits for permission to lead an empty coil train out of Gibson Yard. This train is most likely bound for US Steel in East Chicago.

Clean and not tagged with graffiti, at the west end of Indiana Harbor Belt's Gibson yard.

Westbound passes under one of few remaining Pennsy Style signals in Chicago area.

I1Z rolls down Main 4 as it passes CP 507 where the new vader signals are in place. The sun was literally coming out of a haze bomb so I had to keep messing with the exposure which resulted in a n... (more)

Late running Blue Water is about to pass Amtrak station where it does not stop.

The westbound Wolverine rolls by the position lights at CP 506 on the approach for a quick stop at Hammond - Whiting.

NS 8895 leads a eastbound manifest through Hammond, hammering the diamonds at Hohman Ave

NS SD70M 2609 leads a manifest west under the Pennsy signals in Hammond, which within a few weeks will likely be nothing but a memory.

NS 8321 ducks under the last remaining Pennsy signal bridge on the NS Chicago Line in Indiana in Hammond. This signal bridge is not long for this world, as soon a replacement signal bridge will be... (more)

CN former demo SD70ACe 8102 leads a eastbound auto train through CP Gibson in Hammond.

A set of South Shore bilevel cars head east, arriving at the Hammond station.

Eastbound bottles continue the journey to the steel mills of East Chicago, IN.

As a couple trains await clearance to proceed, the Bottle Train passes by with a high hood GP38-2 on the point. The high hood GP38-2's are in the process of being rebuilt into Admiral Cabs, so get... (more)

A hot sultry day finds NW GP35 1314 along with a GP9 and GP30 getting a roll on an intermodal train leaving the greater Chicago area through Hammond, IN. The milepost says we are 504 miles west of... (more)