HAMMOND — Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. recently paid $72,500 in damages for wildfires sparked by its trains in March 2012 at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad is laying off 30 employees due to a sharp drop in shipping by steel mills, automakers and major railroads.

For some people, working for a railroad is a dream job–the only job they really want. “I’m still something of an amazed, awestruck kid,” said Jack Hartman, a 30-year old bra… ...

Editor’s Note: This is the story of Indiana Harbor Belt EMD GP38-3 3800, as told to Railway Age by IHB Mechanical Superintendent Michael Cunningham. The unit, purchased with a damaged prime-mover, ...

The U.S. government claims an Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad train started a 2012 brush fire that burned almost 400 acres in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and damaged a butterfly habitat.The ...

Trainyard Tech, LLC says it has signed a contract with Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. to install the CLASSMASTER™ process control system at Blue Island Yard in Hammond, Ind. CLASSMASTER™ is built ...

To reach the southeasternmost corner of Chicago, you have to take bumpy, potholed Boy Scout Road out of Hegewisch, then turn onto a set of tracks belonging to the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad.

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Western Avenue will be shut down beginning Monday through June 18 at the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad tracks south of 139th Street in Blue Island so crews can replace the deteriorated crossing ...