Pete - I think the RR you may be thinking of was, IIRC, the Indian Hill
and Iron Range. I saw it once in 1957. It had very little track of its
own, maybe none. In steam days, it had only one locomotive. It was a
small switcher locomotive, an 0-6-0 or an 0-8-0 (not a Q 2-10-2).
Later, a diesel (EMD, I think), replaced it. I believe its sole purpose
was to move material and waste around the steel mills and I think it
was owned by one of the major steel companies (U.S. Steel?). Per my
Dec. '67 Official Guide, it was no longer listed.
Bill Barber
On Sunday, March 30, 2003, at 11:59 AM, BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Message: 4
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:15:46 EST
From: PSHedgpeth@a...
Subject: Re: RE: Burlington ballast
Check Ed Deroin's book TRACKSIDE AROUND CHICAGO...I don't have it
here, but I
seem to remember an odd named railroad over in Hammond with a steam
engine...This might be not evern close, but it just popped into what's
left
of my memory.
Pete
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