A transfer off the belt slowly winds its way through Franklin Park, as the crew keeps a watchful eye out for anyone foolish enough to run the crossing gates.
A westbound IHB trackage rights train passes the MP 490 sign as they head towards Hick where, they will tranfer onto the IHB I believe.
One of IHB's two SD20s waits for traffic to clear so it can return to home rails.
A switcher/slug combo rolls by some visiting NS power and an IHB geep.
An IHB manifest east waits just outside Blue Island yard, while another train powered by an SW1200 sits in the distance at the yard's edge
One of IHB's switcher/slug combos heads for the Blue Island yard
Big horsepower on the Harbor Belt heading east over the diamonds: GP40P-2, SD20, GP40-2, slug + SW1500, SW1500.
Traffic is moving in all directions at Dolton as an eastbound IHB job heads for Hammond.
IHB GP40-2 4017 and BNSF 5472 come through Dolton side by side with their eastbound manifests.
The Harbors only two SD38-2's are paired together on a lengthy transfer run to CP's Bensenville Yard. IHB 3861 is a former Milwaukee Road motor rebuilt from SD40 standards, and the trailing unit, ... (more)
Nothing rare here; an IHB SD20, Warbonnet Dash 9 and H2 GEVO to date the picture.
