Nostalgia & History > From the Broadway - a reroute -- Dec 75

On board the westbound Broadway Limited past Gary,Ind we stopped. Talking to the conductor he said there was a derailment ahead and we would be rerouted off the ex-PRR line.

(1) Here we go - starting the reroute.

(2) The rest of the consist including one of the ex-PRR twin unit diners. Enjoyed a fine breakfast and it was nice to ride the cars on their old home rails.

(3) Headed down new territory.
For years I didn't know where we went but I think I know now.

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(4) Indiana Harbor Belt SW7 8859 is a nice clue.
This must have been on the IHB.

(5-6) An abandoned station in Hammond,Ind.
The real clue was the tower in the distance. Unfortunately I didn't get a close shot of it.
I went to the other side of the vestibule and saw an EL unit.
Zooming in on the tower (and also a crossing tower) I didn't know which one this was till TO's  GPutz (Gerry) posted a great tower shot a couple weeks ago ---
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4719113,4719385#msg-4719385 

It looked familiar and I think I finally ID the tower in my shot as Hohman Tower - thanks Gerry !

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(7-8) We passed EL GP35 2569 probably just past the tower.

(9) A big right hand turn. Is this still IHB trackage?

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(10-12) Crossing a few main lines. 
The first looks like the ex-Nickel Plate with the EL next.
A few E8 units were waiting for us to pass.
Another line next to the EL was the CSS&SB ?
Looking at Google - the EL row is all grass.
Did this crossing have a name? I believe State Line was a little further east. 

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(13) I just liked the steam on this one.

Any Chicago experts feel free to tell me where I was wrong in trying to figure out where we were. 

Gary

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Tolleston - IHB - Calumet Park Intlg.
Calumet Park  Intlg - PC ex-PRR  SC&S Branch - Colehour Jct.
Back onto the regular route at Colehour Jct.
That is my guess.
SC&S crossed the NKP, C&WI and CSS&SB at Hegewisch.

Nice rare mileage on the IHB!
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/10/19 10:51 by Englewood.

You're welcome.  It does look like Hohman Avenue tower, Hammond, Indiana.  I don't remember seeing that station in '80, though.  Gerry



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/12/19 12:23 by GPutz.

gcm:  at this late date, do you recall approximately how late you were reaching your destination due to the detour?

Great coverage of this reroute. You certainly covered it well.
Bob

Englewood Wrote:
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> Tolleston - IHB - Calumet Park Intlg.
> Calumet Park  Intlg - PC ex-PRR  SC&S Branch -
> Colehour Jct.
> Back onto the regular route at Colehour Jct.
> That is my guess.
> SC&S crossed the NKP, C&WI and CSS&SB at
> Hegewisch.
>
> Nice rare mileage on the IHB!
>  

Thanks for that info on the route.
Gary

Nice shots!  Love those SDP40F vestibule shots any time and anywhere.

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

boejoe Wrote:
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> gcm:  at this late date, do you recall
> approximately how late you were reaching your
> destination due to the detour?

I don't remember how late we ended up but I don't think it was to bad.
The scheduled arrival was 10:35am and it had been daylight for a while.
Gary

So many options available back then!  Thanks for documenting that interesting detour!

So within a few miles, you crossed the N&W/ NKP going west at Hohman, then turned toward the northeast on the SC&S and crossed it again at Burnham.