The Argo 920 local pulls some loaded coal cars out of the small yard in La Grange.
A pair of IHB GP40-2s head light through Franklin Park, heading the short distance to Norpaul Yard.
A trio of the IHB's famed EMD end-cab switchers heads eastbound through the Calumet Park junction with a cut of empty coil cars bound for the nearby Northwest Indiana steel mills. The IHB was kno... (more)
A former Santa Fe caboose, IHB 75 brings up the rear of an eastbound locomotive move consisting of more than 15 new Boston & Maine GP40-2s. Built nearby at EMD's LaGrange (Illinois) plant, the ne... (more)
A pair of the highly sought after IHB SD20's meet the sunrise as they swing around the curve approaching CP Calumet Park.
IHB 2140 and 3861 switch out cars in Burnham, just a hop, skip and a jump away from Gibson.
IHB 3861 runs solo on a heavy transfer to Michigan Avenue Yard.
IHB 3861, the last remaining SD38-2 on the roster, leads the eastbound BA1 out of Blue Island Yard. In the distance, the IHB's 515 Job can be seen waiting to head east with an SW1500 in charge.
SD20s are working hard as they take their train west on the Norfolk Southern Chicago Line.
A westbound Harbor train out of Gibson waits for its signal to proceed to Blue Island Yard.
IHB SW1500 1505 shoves a cut of cars back on a spur next to the former J Whiting branch in East Chicago.
Just another typical day at IHB Blue Island Yard finds another slug set working a cut of cars while other units awaits the next call to duty.
A slug set works the east end of Blue Island Yard.