Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
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| Reporting marks | IHB |
| Locale | northwest Indiana, suburbs of Chicago, Illinois |
| Dates of operation | 1896–present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Hammond, Indiana |
The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (AAR reporting marks IHB) is a Class II railroad in the United States. The line is comprised of 320 miles of track—30 miles of single mainline track, 24 miles of double main track and 266 miles of additional yard and side track—starting northwest of Chicago in Franklin Park, Illinois, traveling southeast around the city to its headquarters in Hammond, Indiana.
The line's largest yard, Blue Island, is located in Riverdale, Illinois with other yards in the Indiana cities of Hammond and East Chicago. The Gibson Yard, located in Hammond, is arguably the largest auto-switching operation in the United States.
Throughout the 1970s and 1990s to the present, Indiana Harbor Belt operated an extensive interlocking tower system including: East End, Osbourne, Calumet, Stewart Avenue, Graselli, 55th Street and Argo towers and North Harvey switch tender. They later took over State Line tower from the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad.
[edit] Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police
The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police Department consists of 15 sworn officers and is, current to 2006, directed by Chief of Police Vic Barks and Assistant Chief Rob Olszowka. Operating under the authority of state and federal statute, the IHBPD is responsible for the protection of employees, property and assets on or about IHB property in the states of Indiana and Illinois.
[edit] External links
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
- RAILChicago - Chicago RAILExperts
- Indiana Harbor Belt Archive (railfan site)
- Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society IHB History
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| Preceded by Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad |
Regional Railroad of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad |
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