Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
logo_filename=IHB.gif
logo_size=150
old_gauge=
marks=IHB
locale=northwest Indiana, suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
start_year=1896
end_year=present
hq_city=Hammond, IndianaThe Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad reporting mark|IHB is a Class III railroad [Surface Transportation Board, [http://www.stb.dot.gov/Decisions/readingroom.nsf/1d523df01e895e5185257497001b8880/237c8f8a53ca0f5985256b350060cb9c?OpenDocument THE BELT RAILWAY COMPANY OF CHICAGO -- TRACKAGE RIGHTS EXEMPTION -- INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD COMPANY] , January 9, 2002] in the United States. The line is comprised of convert|320|mi|km of track—30 miles of single mainline track, convert|24|mi|km of double main track and convert|266|mi|km 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.
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.
References
External links
* [http://www.ihbrr.com/ Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad]
* [http://www.railchicago.com/ihb.htm RAILChicago - Chicago RAILExperts]
* [http://www.ihbarchive.com Indiana Harbor Belt Archive (railfan site)]
* [http://www.dhke.com/schs/schs468.htm Shortlines of Chicago Historical Society IHB History]
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