The flavor of oil, grime, dirt and diesels. Two GP38-2's await their next assignment.

These R-2 boxcab electrics were purchased from the New York Central in the late fifties. They were originally built in 1931 and 704 was scrapped in April of 1976.

The CSS Belt Job comes around the connection off the IC and onto home rails. To the right is Kensington Tower still keeping watch after all these years.

CSS 804 rounds the bend at Rock Island Junction as they build their train to go back to home rails. In the background we see two stack trains meeting on the NS Chicago Line.

CSS 2008 leads a South Shore train west towards the BRC as they cross over the Calumet River on the far south side of Chicago.

South Shore 2001 leads a coal train thru Burns Harbor, IN in May of 1996.

Day turns to night as a light snowfall comes down on CSS 2003 doing what it does best, pulling cars through the streets of Michigan City. In a few short years all of the street running would be re... (more)

CSS 805 leads a WB move past Clark Rd with a CSX westbound waiting in the background.

CSS 2008 leads eastbound as it departs Gary, IN.

A couple of CSS GP38-2s, led by #2008, lead a westbound South Shore freight through the Ogden Dunes, IN station.

The Beverly Shores, IN South Shore station looks great tonight as an eastbound passenger train makes a flag stop on its way from Chicago. This shot would've been a little more difficult a year or ... (more)

The Beverly Shores, IN South Shore station looks great tonight as a westbound passenger train zips through on its way to Chicago; Beverly Shores is a flag stop, so trains will not stop unless requ... (more)

The Classic Insull Style. The sole survivor on an active railroad of the eleven Mediterranean Revival style stations constructed during Samuel Insull's ownership of the area interurbans can... (more)

A South Shore coal train for Burns Harbor is seen passing the Columbia Substation in Hammond with a loaded coal train for Burns Harbor.

An eastbound South Shore coal train for Burns Harbor is seen flying over the Nickel Plate at Hegewisch. They're running long hood forward today as the east facers do not have PTC.