UP's "Spirit of the Union Pacific" Office Car Special splits the old and new Hammond, the Horse Shoe casino to the left and traditional industry to the right. The tracks to the right le... (more)

Eastbound pair of NS SD70ACE's approach Amtrak station in Hammond.

NS GP60 7135 leads the bottle train west through Hammond.

In the early 1980s, a power-short South Shore leased several former Florida East Coast GP7s as well as GP7s from its then-owner Chesapeake & Ohio. A trio of the former FEC units are seen leading ... (more)

A trio of first generations lead a westbound IHB freight as it meets an eastbound Conrail freight in Hammond. At the rear of the Conrail consist is a new Amtrak AEM7 being delivered for North Eas... (more)

Amtrak Lake Shore Limited approaches Hammond-Whiting station at track speed.

Indiana Harbor Belt Gibson Yard scene in 1984. View east from Indy Blvd nine span steel bridge.

A trio of NS Dash 9's lead an intermodal train west, passing the Hammond Amtrak Station in the last light of the day.

Locomotives:
NS 9133 C40-9W
NS 9470 C44-9W
NS 9734 C44-9W

Built in 1924, one of C&O's scale test cars is seen passing through Hammond on the rear of a B&OCT train. Tom Golden photo.

An IHB NW2 and SW1500 bring a manifest freight east near the Indiana/Illinois state line. The Amtrak bilevel is most likely headed to the Pullman Standard plant in Hammond for work. Tom Golden p... (more)

A pair of EMD SD70M's from different railroads lead a unit train of frac sand west past the "Amshack" station in Hammond, Indiana which still displays the "pointless arrow" logo.

Locomotive... (more)