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Nostalgia & History > Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80Date: 01/27/19 04:23 Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: GPutz The crossing guard performed his duty for an e/b train on IHB, Hammond, Indiana, 11/1/80. There's more at:
https://gjptrains.wordpress.com/category/home/ Gerry  Date: 01/27/19 06:25 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: colehour Thanks for the nostalgia. I grew up in Hammond (Robertsdale) and remember that many grade crossings had guards or watchmen. I believe that this is where an overpass was finally built. Crossing the tracks in downtown Hammond was a nuisance -- you could get stuck by trains for a long time.
Date: 01/27/19 07:12 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: CNW8531 A lot of history there, great image!
Date: 01/27/19 07:58 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: crackerjackhoghead Interesting. Gene Shephard, who seemed to be a railfan, grew up in Hammond Indianna but the book "In God We Trust", from which the movie "A Chirstmas Story" was adapted, takes place in the fictitious town of Hohman Indianna.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/27/19 08:00 by crackerjackhoghead. Date: 01/27/19 08:22 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: Milepost_130 Thanks for this image. I was born in Hammond, Indiana, and lived there until 2000, when we moved to the Sierra foothills, east of Sacramento. Lots of fond memories from watching and photographing trains in Hammond.
Date: 01/27/19 08:30 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: cr7998 colehour Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the nostalgia. I grew up in Hammond > (Robertsdale) and remember that many grade > crossings had guards or watchmen. I believe that > this is where an overpass was finally built. > Crossing the tracks in downtown Hammond was a > nuisance -- you could get stuck by trains for a > long time. I believe it was John Dillinger who once said that if one wanted to rob a bank, don't do it in Hammond, you would not be able to make a fast getaway. Date: 01/27/19 08:55 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: ghemr cr7998 Wrote:
> I believe it was John Dillinger who once said that > if one wanted to rob a bank, don't do it in > Hammond, you would not be able to make a fast > getaway. Hmm... maybe that's why he went down the street to East Chicago, Indiana instead.... Date: 01/27/19 09:27 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: colehour ghemr Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > cr7998 Wrote: > > > I believe it was John Dillinger who once said > that > > if one wanted to rob a bank, don't do it in > > Hammond, you would not be able to make a fast > > getaway. > > Hmm... maybe that's why he went down the street to > East Chicago, Indiana instead.... At the time, however, that bank (a Walgreen's is now on the site) was between the South Shore and B&O (now CSX) tracks. The South Shore ran down Chicago Avenue until 1956. Date: 01/27/19 12:05 Re: Around Chicago, but mostly Hammond, IN, in '80 Author: refarkas A historic beauty.
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