More Hammond Pictures

Hammond, Page Four

Left: Side view of the Hammond freight house, circa 1980. John Eagan photo. Right: Hammond Freight House, circa early 1970's. Not sure of the exact date on this photo.

Hammond freight house, circa 1955. Note Trailer Maid Service semis and trailers.

Indside the freight house. Photo taken sometime in the 1980's.

Another view of the freight house, circa 1980's. Kevin Ruble photos.

This is a picture of the engine service area at South Hammond. The date is unknown and the picture was sent to me by Cookie Eberhard.

Left and Right: Views of the roundhouse and turntable at South Hammond Yard, circa 1960's.

Left and Right: Hammond Yard engine facilities and roundhouse. Date unknown on both pictures. Kevin Ruble photo.

Alco C420, photographed November 21, 1970 at the south Hammond yard. John Strombeck photo.

Action at South Hammond, circa 1958. Left: BL2 #34 working north of the yard, August 1958. Right: Multi lash up of F units on a freight getting ready to leave the South Hammond yard, August 1958.

U-23B #603 on a southbound freight at South Hammond, 1968.

Alco C-420 #507 passing through South Hammond, circa 1969.

Monon locomotive 14 with local switching duties in Hammond, Indiana, May 5, 1967. Metz Furniture building is in the background. Strombeck Collection.

Left: Aerial view of the Metz factory, Hammond, Indiana. This view is circa 1949. Right: Metz factory, circa 1960's.

Another look at NW2 14 switching at some of the Monon's more important customers, Metz Furniture and Rand McNally, in May of 1967. These companies were on opposite sides of the mainline. The photographer is facing the southwest in this view. The Rand McNally lead came off the mainline at the north end of the siding in the foreground. The siding would curve behind the photographer and run east to Rand McNally and the Erie mainline. They also served as an interchange between the Erie and the Monon. Another important customer was the Hammond Times . Even after the South Hammond yard was closed, a local continued to run up the old line and serve the paper.

Well, we have two shots of the locomotive on the local freight, so, might as well see the caboose. Transfer caboose 81552 at Metz Furniture, May 1967.

Southbound local freight at Hohman Avenue. Photo courtsey of Kevin Ruble.

Northbound local freight at Hohman Avenue. Photo courtsey of Kevin Ruble.

More action in Hammond. Left: Alco C420 #502 pulls a freight past the Erie yards. The combination Monon/ Erie depot's platform is on the left side of the photo. Right: With F3A #203 leading, the northbound is crossing the Harbor Belt at Hohman Avenue, April 1965. The tower next to #203 is Hohman Tower, protecting all those IHB-NYC(MC) diamonds.

Two more great shots of passenger varnish. Left: Freshly painted and standing inspection at the Hammond depot in 1947. The Hoosier sits in the late afternoon sun.

Southbound local freight heading towards South Hammond. Pair of BL2's on this local. Unknown date.

Monon BL2 #36 is about to lead a transfer local into Chicago in the late 1960's. It is crossing the diamonds at Hohman Avenue.

Downtown Hammond crowd scene, circa 1940's. This picture is most likely of the crowd gathered to welcome a politician (Note loudspeakers on passenger cars). The train is on the Erie mainline but both lines are shown. Photo courtsey of Kevin Ruble.

Left: One month before the L&N aquired the Monon in 1971 there must have been a lull in activity at South Hammond. Right: NW2 17 takes a spin on the South Hammond yard turntable, February 1970.

May 7, 1963. Train #5 pauses at Hammond. Led by RS2 #22, there is a mix of black and gold and red and gray passenger cars.

Hammond 1939. Pictured is 414 making a station stop in Hammond. It is unknown if this train is north or south bound. Few details on the location, but it looks like it was taken downtown.

Hammond 1961. RS2 #22 working a local somewhere in Hammond.

Left: February 1964. Activity in the South Hammond Yard. Right: South Hammond Yard shot as seen through a passenger coach window, circa 1964.

Left: Northbound Thoroughbred passing through the Grand Calumet River bridge. Date unknown. Right: Another shot of the Thoroughbred making its way to State Line Junction and finally Chicago. Date and original photographer unknown.