Photos by Mike Rapchak
Like Dennis, Mike has posted numerous IHB photos on the Fallen Flags website. Here is more of his work dating from 2002 to 2005.
More of his photos can be found on other pages of this site. Our thanks to Mike.
Slug PB4 and twin PB5 were converted from SW9 units by Illinois Central
The odd-looking slug PB1. That's a fuel tank atop the frame.
8811, one of the last active NW2s, hauls a cut of autoracks near Gibson Yard
8814 is the other remaining NW2. Here, it hauls a cut of cars through Calumet Junction
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An NW2 pulling a couple of tankers through Calumet Junction
Another cut of tank cars at Calumet, this time hauled by 9211 (now rebuilt, repainted and renumbered 1512)
9201 (now 1506) hauls a train from Burns Harbor through Pine Juction on Norfolk Southern's ex-CR main
8740 and sister 8743 were the oldest NW2 units on IHB. Both were built in 1947 and were acquired from Detroit
Terminal. 8740
was finally retired in 2005 after 58 years of service. 8743 was rebuilt as BU51 and retired in 2002
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