IHB 1524 is seen running along Powderhorn Lake with Job 190 as it returns to Burnham Yard after serving the industries on the SC&S River Line.
Coupled to a cut-down switcher used for braking this unit took a turn on the table just for the photograph.
After taking headroom across the CSX Chicago Heights Subdivision at CP Harvey, IHB SW1500 1524 and Slug 477 shove back with a Blue Island Yard hump job.
The turntable is a degree or two from indexing as one of the great faces in American railroading fills the frame. Note the little fender below the pilot. I wonder why they added it.
A meet occurs near Hohman Avenue in Hammond, IN. We have an eastbound Harbor transfer with a mix of IHB goodies and a westbound BNSF vehicle train with an SD70ACe and a "Grinstein" SD70M... (more)
IHB 1524 and Diesel Hump Trailer #477 roll in a light move, departing Blue Island Yard just after 6 a.m. toward (presumably) Gibson Yard.
