On a warm summer morning, an NS SD70 leads an eastbound freight through Chesterton, IN. on the former NYC.

The empty oil train 65R, has finally caught up with train 37M ahead of them on the outside Chesterton slowing this hotshot down. This 65R west of Elkhart was making screaming time with little traf... (more)

The never ending chain of oil trains always has good power.

35J gets going at Chesterton after a short wait. NS SD70 2501 leads the big GE towards IHB's Blue Island Yard.

After holding east of town for Amtrak, NS 9888 throttles up through Chesterton on a intermodal.

One of the last trains to run on the former Wabash Railroad 4th district is seen here en route to Westville as it is about to cross over the EJ&E Porter line at Crocker. Wabash F7 double A units l... (more)

One of the last trains to run on the former Wabash Railroad 4th district is seen here returning from Westville as it is about to cross over the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter line at Crocker. Both ... (more)

Ten units are rolling east on the former New York Central Chicago-Elkhart line.

A caboose hop rolls west past the former New York Central freight house. Currently the structure is a very nice bed & breakfast with a railroad theme that most railfans would appreciate.

A westbound Conrail TV (Trailvan) intermodal train cruises into Chesterton, Indiana, at 7:06 p.m. on the afternoon of June 30, 1990.

A solo NS SD60 smokes it up, westbound at Chesterton, headed for the Porter Branch up ahead.

Morning meet on the Conrail
At 6:06 a.m. during a humid and hazy dawn on July 1, 1990, two Conrail trains meet at speed at Chesterton, Indiana. The westbound TV487 intermodal train meet... (more)

A pair of horses lead this westbound through Chesterton, IN.