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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:5/12/2020 - 5/12/2020
Album Info:While taking a break from the Covid social distancing, we visited the tracks a Dolton, IL and were lucky enough to catch this IHB pulling through and backing into a yard slot.
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An IHB Pair
Title:  An IHB Pair
Description:  Always interesting to see a yard slug approaching with its low profile and its "alien" twin light stem sticking up in front. They were pulling a short string of coil cars east before backing into a slot in the yard just west of the UP mainline.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:05 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  IHB 479(Yard Slug) IHB 1523(SW1500)
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IHB 479
Title:  IHB 479
Description:  Curious looking unit with an "alien" appearance. Definitely showing the wear and tear of yard duties through the years.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:17 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  IHB 479(Yard Slug)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
IHB 1523
Title:  IHB 1523
Description:  IHB SW1500 1523 is serving as the mother to the "calf" yard slug in front of it. This unit is also showing a lot of wear and rust - not usually typical for IHB. I wonder it its days may be numbered or is it just waiting its turn in the paint shop?
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:21 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  IHB 1523(SW1500)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
IHB 47218
Title:  IHB 47218
Description:  The first car in the short string is this bulkhead IHB gondola. This type with the high bulkheads are disappearing around this area.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:24 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  64   Comments: 0
IHB 46740
Title:  IHB 46740
Description:  Second car in the short string is this IHB gondola, the unassuming workhorse of a railroad.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:28 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  50   Comments: 0
CR 631071
Title:  CR 631071
Description:  Only non-Indiana Harbor Belt item in the train is this Conrail coil car running third from the loco.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:31 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  49   Comments: 0
IHB 46740
Title:  IHB 46740
Description:  Fourth in the short string behind the IHB loco is this IHB gondola, another workhorse on this line.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:35 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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IHB 167134
Title:  IHB 167134
Description:  A sharp looking IHB coil car was running fifth fromt the loco.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:39 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  60   Comments: 0
IHB 941
Title:  IHB 941
Description:  Running 6th and last in the short string of cars is this IHB gondola.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:42 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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IHB 57
Title:  IHB 57
Description:  Bringing up the rear of the short string is Indiana Harbor Belt caboose #57. In this instance, it will be acting as a shoving platform when the train reverses direction to back into the yard slot farther west.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:45 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  60   Comments: 0
IHB 57
Title:  IHB 57
Description:  The shoving platform (caboose to us older generation) looks well kept . The black lightning stripes are reminiscent of New York Central lightning stripes, acknowledging the historical connection to NYC..
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:49 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  90   Comments: 0
IHB 57 as a true shoving platform
Title:  IHB 57 as a true shoving platform
Description:  With the conductor on the back platform as the train started its backing maneuver, the traditional caboose now is truly a shoving platform!
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:53 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  60   Comments: 1
And the caboose is now a shoving platform!
Title:  And the caboose is now a shoving platform!
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:25:57 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  105   Comments: 0
Backing into a yard slot
Title:  Backing into a yard slot
Description:  The short string slowly backs westward to the open slot in the yard past the UP mainline.
Photo Date:  5/12/2020  Upload Date: 5/20/2020 5:26:00 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  81   Comments: 3


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