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IHB 4021 @ Blue Island, IL
It’s a beautiful Spring Day under code blue skies, as Indiana Harbor Belt’s 594 job is working the hump at their Blue Island Yard with what they consider their “Yard Goats.” IHB 4021, a GP40-2W and a now downgraded 4 axle genset that’s now a slug, IHB 2021. Both units are freshly painted in the company’s revised “retro” scheme from the mid 60s and 70s. They’re seen here at a crisp 2.1 MPH shoving their last cut of cars of the day over the hump and into the bowl. Taken: 3-27-23
It’s been almost 3 years since the Harbor purchased three former CN GP40-2Ws for yard service. Every now and than they shuttle cars between Blue Island Yard and their Michigan Ave Yard in East Chicago, IN, as well as small transfers around the yard but it’s very rare and not common to see them lead a road train westbound, as they’ve yet to do so.
IHB 4021 @ Blue Island, IL
It’s a beautiful Spring Day under code blue skies, as Indiana Harbor Belt’s 594 job is working the hump at their Blue Island Yard with what they consider their “Yard Goats.” IHB 4021, a GP40-2W and a now downgraded 4 axle genset that’s now a slug, IHB 2021. Both units are freshly painted in the company’s revised “retro” scheme from the mid 60s and 70s. They’re seen here at a crisp 2.1 MPH shoving their last cut of cars of the day over the hump and into the bowl. Taken: 3-27-23
It’s been almost 3 years since the Harbor purchased three former CN GP40-2Ws for yard service. Every now and than they shuttle cars between Blue Island Yard and their Michigan Ave Yard in East Chicago, IN, as well as small transfers around the yard but it’s very rare and not common to see them lead a road train westbound, as they’ve yet to do so.