A pair of Grand Trunk Western SD40s are seen traversing a maze of tracks off the GTW mainline in Harvey. The Illinois Central Gulf's elevated mainline between Chicago and Homewood can be seen in ... (more)

A pair of black and red Grand Trunk Western Geeps haul a single caboose through Harvey. Tom Golden photo.

A trio of EJ&E six-axle EMDs is seen bringing an empty Burlington Northern coal train west from State Line Generating Plant past the Falstaff grain elevators. Tom Golden photo.

Although long-hood forward action was usually associated for the Southern and N&W, the Grand Trunk was no stranger to the action either. A trio of Geeps, two of which are first-generation, are al... (more)

In a scene that is only a memory, the engineer on EJ&E 668 is seen grabbing his train orders while moving at track speed across the diamonds in Griffith. Tom Golden photo.

A single EJ&E SD38 and caboose are awaiting a signal so they can proceed onto the mainline in Griffith. Tom Golden photo.

With a construction worker from a nearby jobsite protecting the crossing, EJ&E 650 is seen moving engine lite across Broad Street. Tom Golden photo.

Dating back to the days of the Pennsylvania Railroad, commuter service was operated between Chicago and Valparaiso, Indiana, and lasted into the 1980s. In this instance, a Conrail GP7 is seen ass... (more)

C&O 6015 is seen crossing Broad Street in Griffith. Tom Golden photo.

Formerly an Erie Lackawanna unit, a Conrail U36C leads a pair of SD40-2s on an eastbound manifest train on the Indiana Harbor Belt. Tom Golden photo.

Commonwealth Edison had a pair of SW1s that served the State Line Generating Plant on the Indiana/Illinois border. COMX 3 is seen switching around the complex while a set of empty Burlington Nort... (more)

A pair of Chessie System EMDs lead the Dow Chemical "bomb train" west across the diamonds at Calumet Park Interlocking. Tom Golden photo.

A trio of Chessie System Geeps leads a westbound intermodal train along the B&OCT. Tom Golden photo.

A non-dynamic braking equipped CNW SD45 leads a Union Pacific C30-7 on a westbound freight on the IHB. Tom Golden photo.

A CNW SD40 leads a Union Pacific C30-7 on a westbound manifest freight on the Indiana Harbor Belt at Calumet Park Interlocking. Note the damage to the fuel tank on the CNW unit. Tom Golden photo... (more)