Indiana Harbor Belt and the Belt Railways of Chicago

SKU: DVD-MOI-IHB
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Small but mighty, the Indiana Harbor Belt is a modern carrier with character. We’ll also see some shops action as well as Belt Railway of Chicago action.

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Producer

Machines of Iron

Run Time

60 Minutes

Narration

Yes

Shrink Wrap

Yes, Brand New

Technical Details

No Region Code, NTSC

At roughly 40 miles long, the Indiana Harbor Belt came into existence 100 years ago as a switching railroad to serve the many industries in and around Chicago and Northwest Indiana. Today it’s a completely modern operation that not only offers switching and classification services but, also a bypass around Chicago for freight trains from nearly every Class 1 railroad in the region. We follow the IHB’s mainline from Franklin Park to the Port of Indiana. Included are a behind the scenes look at the Harbor Belt’s Hammond shops, and Gibson and Blue Island Yards.

Moving on to The Belt Railway of Chicago, we remember its six Alco Century C424s. By 1999, the BRC decided it was time to remove their C424s from active service. We look back at the C424s as they plied the rails around Chicago And finally we’ll visit Blue Island, one of the busiest rail junctions in Chicagoland. For sheer volume of train activity, Blue Island has to rank among the top. Trains belonging to Metra, the Grand Trunk Western, B&O Chicago Terminal, and the Indiana Harbor Belt pass through this busy junction.

1 review for Indiana Harbor Belt and the Belt Railways of Chicago

  1. rickyfreni

    Released in either 2000 or 2001, this program covers lots of diesels in the Midwest which both of these railroads were aired in the Trackside TV Series with Dave Reed.

    The Opening Credits feature N&W 611, Amtrak & SEPTA, Grand Central, Union Pacific in the Winter, Metra, South Shore Line, Chicago Union Station, Milwaukee Road 261, Moving the CB&Q Pioneer Zephyr to its new home at the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry, & AT&SF 3751 in 1992.

    There is an Interview with General Manager Chuck Allen, & Driver Bob Stephens, as the IHB has NW-2s, SW1500s, SD20s, GP38-2s, & Cab-less Slugs. Meanwhile on the Chicago Belt Railway there Alco C424s, SW2000 Switchers, & Geeps, with Slugs.

    Other Road Names aside from the IHB & Belt Railways includes Conrail, Wisconsin Central, CSX, SOO Line, Canadian Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Metra Commuter Rail, Canadian National, Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe (one unit referenced to a Cotton Belt 4-8-4 in Arkansas), Southern Pacific, Chessie System, Montana Rail Link, LMX, BNSF (one unit referenced to the Flying Scotsman in the UK), Grand Trunk, South Shore Line with GP38-2s & Electric Interurbans, Rio Grande, Chicago & Northwestern, EMD, Iowa Interstate & Amtrak. Plus a pair of stills with 844 & 261 individually, as well as some vintage films, not to mention an Alco at a tourist railroad.

    There is one Goof: Dave said the Seattle, Portland, & Spokane when he should’ve meant the Spokane, Portland, & Seattle.

    The IHB ran for 45 minutes, the Chicago Belt Railway ran for 16 minutes, & the Blue Island segment ran for 7 minutes.

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