Awaiting a crew in brilliant sunlight at the west end of Lake Siding on the former PRR.

Waiting for a crew at the west end of Lake Siding on the former PRR.

It appears that IORY 5678 is badly in need of paint and some TLC, as it waits for a crew in Lake Siding on the CF&E ex PRR line.

A friendly wave and a GP30, on the former Nickel Plate Road Chicago-Fort Wayne line in 1982.

Uncommon EJ&E GP38-2 unit 704 hustles westward with a mixed freight on the Porter Line in 1977.

Awaiting a crew on the former PRR line just east of the old depot.

P&LE GE motors round the curve at Water street on the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Porter Line in 1980.

One of two Chicago-Valparaiso evening commuter trains makes a station stop in Hobart on the former PRR Fort Wayne line.

Conductor at work. Son Jeff observes, as the Chicago-Valparaiso commuter train makes a station stop in Hobart on the former PRR Fort Wayne line.

The conductor gets a breath of fresh autumnal air as he waits in the passing siding for his train to return from a switching move, in 1984.

One of three N&W white stripe skunk units leads a manifest freight west on the former Nickel Plate Road Chicago-Fort Wayne line during the early era of Norfolk Southern. The Elgin Joliet & Eastern... (more)

A rare N&W GP38-2 (1 of 4) leads a manifest freight east through snow flurries on the former Nickel Plate Road Chicago-Fort Wayne line in 1983, and it's about to slam across the Elgin Joliet & Eas... (more)

A GP9 leads the Speno train slowly westward on the former Nickel Plate Road Chicago-Fort Wayne line in 1981.

An early era Conrail meet is seen at Ebony on the former PRR Chicago-Fort Wayne line.

Deluxe Amenities! One of two Chicago-Valparaiso evening commuter trains (referred to as "The Dummies" by the railroad crews) makes a station stop at Hobart during the Penn Central to Conrail trans... (more)