A Conrail manifest freight changes tracks as it heads west through Hammond, IN behind two SD45s and an SD40.

The Indiana Harbor Belt has had several hirail vehicles numbered as HR-1 in its fleet. The earliest was this late 1960s Dodge van, seen sporting the OSHA Orange scheme, which is seen passing by a... (more)

A high-hood N&W SD45 is the leader as a trio of EMDs heads west along the former Nickel Plate mainline toward Calumet Yard in Chicago. The train is about to cross 165th Street in Hammond while th... (more)

With North America's largest interlocking tower in the background, N&W 1218 works its way south (railroad east) along the former Nickel Plate main on a passenger special. Tom Golden photo.

Running long-hood forward, a former Southern GP50 leads a six-axle GE and EMD westbound along the former Nickel Plate Chicago to Fort Wayne mainline. Tom Golden photo.

Osborn Interlocking in Hammond is where the Indiana Harbor Belt's Kankakee Line crosses the former Nickel Plate Chicago to Fort Wayne mainline. Just west of the interlocking, Osborn Yard is a sma... (more)

A sharp looking MPI rebuild leads a trio of Southern Pacific EMDs on an eastbound coal train on the Indiana Harbor Belt. Tom Golden photo.

A Burlington Northern U30C and SD40-2 head west on Conrail's Chicago Line after a February snowfall. Tom Golden photo.

A SD50 leads a C40-8W on an eastbound train operating on Conrail's former Penn Central Chicago to Buffalo route. Tom Golden photo.

In October of 1959, Southern Railway SD24 number 2508 was completed by EMD. Fifty seven years later, it survives, rebuilt by the Illinois Central as an SD20 and now working as Indiana Harbor Belt... (more)

Running long hood forward, a Norfolk Southern high hood Geep leads a set of EMD units painted in N&W and SOU schemes east through downtown Hammond. Note the crossing guard shantys that were preva... (more)

A pair of yellow and green six-axle EMDs lead a former VMV rebuilt Geep as they head east along the Indiana Harbor Belt. Tom Golden photo.

Toward the last several years of their service with the South Shore, a set of Pullman-built electrics make a stop at the Hammond Station prior to heading east toward South Bend. Tom Golden photo.

VIA 6445 arrives at Hammond, IN station with what I believe to be a joint Amtrak-VIA service train between Chicago and Toronto. This train is westbound on its last lap into Chicago Union Station.

With top executives on board, the NS OCS heads east through Hammond as the classic wagons begin to open it up out of town.