An eastbound South Shore electric heads past one of the last old CSS&SB signals left on the line after a massive signal upgrade; the harbingers of doom for this one are just behind it.
An IHB switcher straddles the Illinois - Indiana state line as it crosses the NS main.
A fresh out of the box GEVO leads a short transfer from the IHB.
An eastbound NS manifest led by a dash 9 (not a wide cab!!) crosses the Illinois-Indiana border on the old Nickel Plate main.
The South Chicago and Indiana Harbor (former Chicago Short Line) has a roster of only four switch engines. Usually hidden from the public eye switching steel mills, it was a rare treat to catch on... (more)
An NS stack train approaches the Illinois state line and Chicago city limits as it rolls past the Hammond Amtrak station.
A Chicago bound Amtrak train flies under one of the few remaining Pennsy signal bridges in the Chicago area still accessible to photographers.
One of the few remaining 1949-vintage NW2s, #8811 leads a cut of autorack cars eastbound onto the IHB mainline at the IN/IL state border.
Warbonnet #660 leads a fast trailer train west through Osborn (NKP-main/Kankakee Line) Junction.
Still in Conrail blue!
Strikingly handsome new "Ma Deuce" loco holding with her westbound coal freight on the IHB mainline.
Having just arrived from the CSX "Porter Branch" to the east, UP SD70M #4520 holes up on the IHB main with her long westbound coal freight, waiting for her green board.
Holding westbound side by side with CSX CW44AC #65 on the IHB mainline near sunset.
