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EJE 814 at Griffith
SD-M 814 switches a chemical plant in Griffith on the old C&O main. June, 1999.
Date: 04/11/2008
Views: 233
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EJE 658, former BL&E
Former Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2, still in BLE paint. Pine Jct, February, 2002.
Date: 04/11/2008
Views: 246
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Lease unit 751 at Pine
Lease unit 751, former Utah RR. Pine Jct, September, 2003.
Date: 04/11/2008
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EJ&E SW1001 446
EJ&E 446 in the new yellow paint scheme
Date: 08/18/2008
Views: 288
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EJ&E 2-8-2 765
EJ&E steam locomotive on display in Gary
Date: 08/18/2008
Views: 337
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EJE 672 and 671 at Homewood
672 and 671 haul a long cut of cars out of CN's Markham Yard. After clearing a yard switch, they will shove back in. 672's silver trucks were swapped out for black ones.
Date: 04/04/2009
Views: 279
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EJE and CN at Homewood
While at work, another switch move led by CN units comes alongside.
Date: 04/04/2009
Views: 266
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EJE roundhouse at Rossville
The old roundhouse at Rossville, IL, looks like it's about to collapse. Photo taken April, 2009
Date: 06/10/2009
Views: 506
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662, 663 at Griffith
A late afternoon EB train passes through Griffith. Photo taken from Griffith tower at its new location.
Date: 08/06/2005
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The J vs. Amtrak
Amtrak vs. the J's devilish 666 at Homewood. On your marks, get set, .....
Date: 04/17/2010
Views: 316
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J at ship canal
At the J bridge over the Indiana Harbor ship canal, a local led by two ex-IC rebuilt switchers (dubbed "SW14" by IC) crosses the bridge headed east to Shearson.
Date: 05/15/2010
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J at Calumet
The same train passes through Calumet Jct. The double track in the foreground is IHB's Kankakee Line and crossing it and the J is the CSX/B&OCT main. The tower is still in operation.
Date: 05/15/2010
Views: 295
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morris eje cbse - Copy
EJE caboose on display at Morris, IL on what is now CSX/IAIS.
Date: 08/14/2010
Views: 151
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hmwd eje intrmdl - Copy
A hot EJE intermodal on its way to the west coast? Sorry, just an out-and-back yard move at Homewood.
Date: 07/10/2010
Views: 195
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Ex-EJE 818 on a passenger train
818 is at one end of an excursion train operated by the Hoosier Valley Rail Museum, Memorial Day 2011
Date: 05/30/2011
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Closeup of 818
The J "ball" has been blanked out and the long hood lettered for Chesapeake & Indiana RR. ICBX is Indiana Box Car Corp. They operate the C&I.
Date: 05/30/2011
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The other end of the train
NKP 765, a classic Lima Berkshire, was the headliner this day.
Date: 05/30/2011
Views: 281
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EJE mains
Looking SE on EJE mains new alignment. Track on the right is SE quadrant connection off the IC. Track on the left is the west wye track which becomes the south wye at the IC.
Date: 10/01/2011
Views: 256
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IC north wye track
Looking east from Metra platform, north wye track joins ICmain to left of photo. It becomes the east wye track at the EJE main.
Date: 10/01/2011
Views: 236
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IC south wye track
South wye track at IC. Just to the right outside the photo were a tamper and ballast regulator.
Date: 10/01/2011
Views: 268
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IC crossover
Closeup of the north and south wyes coming together, with crossover between them. Note the huge sound-deadening wall.
Date: 10/01/2011
Views: 273
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IC main Amtrak
While there, I caught an Amtrak train on the IC blasting by the worksite at 79 per.
Date: 10/01/2011
Views: 296
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Matteson Connection
A CN train begins its descent to the EJE main at the new Matteson connection. The J display caboose is seen in the background.
Date: 08/18/2012
Views: 195
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Heading to the J main
The train winds its way down to the J. It did not use the north-to-south crossover, so it will head east once it reaches the J main.
Date: 08/18/2012
Views: 243
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