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Indiana Rail Road Passenger Special (3 of 3)

Concluding a three-post series: in the first image, the fall passenger special of the Indiana Rail Road has headed north out of Bloomington and is seen four miles east of town at Mt. Gilead Road.

The final two shots has the train on another high bridge, this one over Shuffle Creek near Lake Lemon—ten miles east of Bloomington.

Once again, this is the former Illinois Central line to Indianapolis, the E-unit is of Milwaukee Road heritage, and the CF7 is that of the Santa Fe Railway (obviously as that beast was an invention of that road).

Shuffle Creek Viaduct

This is a northbound train on Illinois Central’s line to Indianapolis, known as the hi-dry for its high bridges and fills. The line became the Indiana Rail Road in 1986. This location is near Lake Lemon northeast of Bloomington, Indiana.

Shuffle Creek Viaduct

Here’s a northbound Illinois Central Gulf train crossing over the Shuffle Creek Viaduct, northeast of Bloomington, Indiana.

This is the on the Illinois Central line to Indianapolis known as the “hi-dry” for its high fills and bridges.

Bicentennial Unit

Given my zeal for railroad subjects, my parents allowed me to skip school this day—for the occurrence of the Illinois Central Gulf’s bicentennial unit coming through town: Bloomington, Indiana.

We’re on Illinois Central’s line to Indianapolis—called the “hi-dry” for its tall bridges and fills. This stunning structure is the Shuffle Creek Viaduct, near Lake Lemon, northeast of Bloomington.

On the Hi-Dry (2 of 3)

A southbound train crosses over North Richardson Road, on a small trestle, as it climbs away from Lake Lemon, northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. The train will soon cross the Shuffle Creek Viaduct and head through the tunnel near Unionville. This was Illinois Central's line from Effingham to Indianapolis (known as the Hi-Dry for its high bridges and fills).

Caboose Hop

This is the the Illinois Central line to Indianapolis, called the Hi-Dry. After photographing this light move on the Shuffle Creek Viaduct, I somehow made my way onto the caboose.

The second picture shows the nose of the GM&O GP38 as seen through the crummy, and the final shot, taken from the cupola, gives us a gander at the southern portal of the Unionville Tunnel.

Northbound on the Hi-Dry

Here’s a train on the Illinois Central line to Indianapolis, moving north from Bloomington. The first image was shot from the State 45 overpass and the second at Bethel Lane in New Unionville. The last two were taken on the Shuffle Creek Viaduct near Lake Lemon.

Extra 8111 South

This is a southbound train on Illinois Central’s line between Effingham and Indianapolis.The line is known as the Hi Dry due to its high bridges and fills; it is fairly modern, having been built in the early 20th century.

The first image has the train crossing South Shore Drive, near the east end of Lake Lemon, which is northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. The second shot has the train crossing North County Line Road, with a wonderful wig-wag warning signal there. And the final shot has the train crossing a small trestle over North Richardson Road, with Lake Lemon visible to the north.