NS 7660 (ES44DC) leads an eastbound intermodal out of the golden hour sunlight at Pine Junction in Gary, IN.

NS 9658 (C44-9W) leads a westbound intermodal into the golden hour sunlight at Pine Junction in Gary, IN.

A rather unusual leader for CN L536, CN SD40-2W 5331 leads its train East around the Gary/Chicago airport as it nears Kirk Yard.

GTW 4914 leads CN L512 East into Gary.

Feel the burn! GRW 304 moves a few hot bottles around the plant at Gary Works.

DC 459, USS 352 and GRW 303 team up to work cuts of loaded coke at Gary Works this afternoon. The prominent #1 Bop Shop stands in the background.

Hello old friend, it's been a while! At 83 years young, the EJ&E 450 is still alive today, but who knows for how much longer? An NW2 built in 1939 as the ATSF 2364, the 450 spends its days ... (more)

GRW 317 and 307, both SW1200's, are hard at work shoving a cut of coke cars into the plant at Gary Works. Coke dust fills the air on this nice morning just off Lake Michigan.

Right at home! GRW 460 and 323, both of former EJ&E heritage, work a cut of steel cars at Gary Works. Kirk Yard is right next door, a location where both units spent plenty of time. SW1500 ... (more)

A little Rail & Sail on Memorial Day! A trio of the finest at Gary Railway shove hard on a loaded pet coke train. Led by Delray Connecting Railroad Company SW1001 #459, USS SW1500 #352 and ... (more)

A Gary Railway slug set, led by former EJ&E SW1200 #321, loads molten steel bottle cars at one of Gary Works' blast furnaces.

Feeling hot hot hot! At a scorching 2,300 degrees, a Gary Railway bottle car is pulled out of the blast furnace at the massive Gary Works steel mill.

Repainted IC 9560 leads CN L512 East past the shuttered Majestic Star Casino in Gary, which is in the process of being demolished for a new industrial park.

IC SD70 1000 leads CN L515 East around the Gary/Chicago airport. The trailing 4 units are dead and drained and their future is unknown, but likely not looking very bright.

A pair of CSX SD70MACe's are in charge of westbound train B844 as they await permission from the dispatcher to proceed at East Curtis. On the NS side of things, a westbound vehicle train is highba... (more)