A Sweet Train #1
By the late 1980's, the only business remaining on the former Wabash 4th District west end was Indiana Sugars in Gary, IN. The N&W would utilize its old running rights from State Line to Clark Junction over the B&OCT, which dates back to when the B&OCT and PRR (State Line & Indiana City) shared this line. At Clark Jct, the N&W would get on the old Wabash for the run to the east side of Gary where IS is locations. At the time of this shot, the N&W was usually using a former Wabash GP7 and a former Illinois Terminal caboose boldly marked NORTH LIBERTY TURN for a time when the line still made it to that northern Indiana town. Airslide covered hoppers were the usual cars seen. The B&O CPL seen in the background is the home signal for State Line Crossing. The train's route was to get on the C&WI here and take it to Landers Yard, but now the train will get onto the old NKP (who's tracks are seen at the bottom of this photo) and terminate at Calumet Yard.
Today the NS still serves this business by way of a routing using the IHB and CSX lines. A new connection off the former Michigan Central line allowed the NS to abandon the line from Clark Jct. to Indiana Sugar.
Hammond, IN 4-23-1988
Photo by John Eagan
A Sweet Train #1
By the late 1980's, the only business remaining on the former Wabash 4th District west end was Indiana Sugars in Gary, IN. The N&W would utilize its old running rights from State Line to Clark Junction over the B&OCT, which dates back to when the B&OCT and PRR (State Line & Indiana City) shared this line. At Clark Jct, the N&W would get on the old Wabash for the run to the east side of Gary where IS is locations. At the time of this shot, the N&W was usually using a former Wabash GP7 and a former Illinois Terminal caboose boldly marked NORTH LIBERTY TURN for a time when the line still made it to that northern Indiana town. Airslide covered hoppers were the usual cars seen. The B&O CPL seen in the background is the home signal for State Line Crossing. The train's route was to get on the C&WI here and take it to Landers Yard, but now the train will get onto the old NKP (who's tracks are seen at the bottom of this photo) and terminate at Calumet Yard.
Today the NS still serves this business by way of a routing using the IHB and CSX lines. A new connection off the former Michigan Central line allowed the NS to abandon the line from Clark Jct. to Indiana Sugar.
Hammond, IN 4-23-1988
Photo by John Eagan