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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.
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… ...
Railroad settles suit over destruction of butterfly habitat HAMMOND — Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. recently paid $72,500 in damages for wildfires sparked by its trains in March 2012 at ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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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.