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Viewing Album:  IHB in Northwest Indiana
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:8/9/2011 - 11/24/2549
Album Info:This day's trainspotting was focused on finding the orange workhorses of northwest Indiana - the Indiana Harbor Belt. With the new genset engines finally being delivered (see "IHB GenSet 2141 at Work" album) , some of these locos found thiw day may soon disappear.
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IHB 1500
Title:  IHB 1500
Description:  Waiting patiently for a green signal to proceed past the Calumet Tower and into the Michigan Avenue yard is this Indiana Harbor belt switcher.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:18:03 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1500(SW1500)
Views:  141   Comments: 2
IHB 1500
Title:  IHB 1500
Description:  Its distinctive bright orange with a racing black stripe makes it stand out at every location.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:18:53 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1500(SW1500)
Views:  127   Comments: 1
IHB 1500
Title:  IHB 1500
Description:  The signal still hasn't changed. The IHB Calumet Tower at the IHB/CSX intersection is in the distance directly below the signal.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:18:59 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1500(SW1500)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
IHB 1500
Title:  IHB 1500
Description:  Barely visible is the engineer waiting for his signal to clear the Calumet Tower and into the Michigan Avenue yard.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:19:09 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1500(SW1500)
Views:  129   Comments: 1
IHB 1503
Title:  IHB 1503
Description:  IHB 1503 is working the Michigan Avenue yard this morning.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:29:12 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1503(SW1500)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
IHB 1503
Title:  IHB 1503
Description:  The SW1500 switcher for the Indiana Harbor Belt is shuffling cars across Michigan Avenue.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:29:30 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1503(SW1500)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
IHB 1511
Title:  IHB 1511
Description:  Small but mighty, Indiana Harbor Belt switcher #1511 shuffles long trains of auto carriers at Gibson yard.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:29:36 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1511(SW1500)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
IHB 1511
Title:  IHB 1511
Description:  Slowly disappearing with its long train of auto carriers, this Indiana Harbor Belt workshorse still has the power to get things done.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:29:42 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1511(SW1500)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
IHB 1516
Title:  IHB 1516
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt #1516 is returning from a local run across the Indiana/Illinois border at State Line Road in Hammond. The crew member is walking toward the switch that needs to be thrown.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:45:43 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1516(SW1500)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
IHB 1516
Title:  IHB 1516
Description:  Finally clear of the switch, IHB rolls toward Gibson Yard to the east.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:46:25 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1516(SW1500)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
IHB 1516
Title:  IHB 1516
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt #1516 slowly rolls through Hammond toward Gibson Yardon the east side.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:46:30 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 1516(SW1500)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
IHB 2921
Title:  IHB 2921
Description:  Indiana Harbor Belt #2921 is also working Gibson yard along with IHB 1511 on another track.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:46:36 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 2921(SD20)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
IHB 2921
Title:  IHB 2921
Description:  Usually a little more difficult to spot around Hammond and East Chicago than the plentiful SW1500's, this little SD20 shows that it still has the power to shuffle cars with the best of them!
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:46:41 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 2921(SD20)
Views:  153   Comments: 1
IHB 2921
Title:  IHB 2921
Description:  When shuffling auto carriers at Gibson yard, the lines of cars can be quite long. In the distance is IHB 1511 also moving cars.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 6:46:47 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  IHB 2921(SD20)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
IHB 19973
Title:  IHB 19973
Description:  The only Indiana Harbor Belt car spotted this day was this gondola. Normally there would be a plethora of IHB rolling stock visible.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 7:13:26 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  115   Comments: 1
IHB 22
Title:  IHB 22
Description:  What would an album of IHB pics be without a caboose, er . . . shoving platform.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 7:13:38 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  192   Comments: 0
IHB 22
Title:  IHB 22
Description:  Here this transfer caboose which actually looks like a shoving platform crosses Michigan Avenue as it is being shuffled back and forth in the yard.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 7:14:09 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  181   Comments: 0
IHB 22 number closeup
Title:  IHB 22 number closeup
Description:  When I first saw its number above the window, it looked like it had been hit with buckshot from a shotgun. But closer inspection shows it's just the paint chipping off around the number.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 7:14:15 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  148   Comments: 0
IHB 22
Title:  IHB 22
Description:  The IHB Michigan Avenue yard switchman walks past Indiana Harbor Belt #22 on the way to make the next cut.
Photo Date:  8/9/2011  Upload Date: 8/22/2011 7:14:31 AM
Location:  East Chicago, IN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  161   Comments: 0

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