Notre Dame Conrail Coal Train Part I

[@chriskrazmuski745]

Wow, great time travel! I remember the Conrail job up into Niles in late-'80s. Usually a GP-15 when I saw it. This video sure takes me back to those days! Thanks for posting;-)

[@johnhannahM2.0]

I worked in Roseland in 1988 and that SW1500 had derailed behind the campus right before the powerhouse. They had a highway crane over there to rerail it. I guess it was off the tracks bad enough they couldn't frog it back on.

[@tedlawrence4189]

I can barely remember when this line was pulled by steam. I also remember when Western Ave. had a track running down it's middle. Steam loco would pull several cars downtown. There was a large wholesale produce warehouse at end of street. These memories are circa 1953-6. They discontinued this service because traffic was getting too heavy on Western.

[@johnhannahM2.0]

ND's switcher is at the Hoosier Valley rail museum now.

[@wmuzeke]

I really enjoyed this footage and your narration and information about it. I did not realize this operation existed into the 90s.

[@ebulli01]

I love this, i lived by the tracks during the 70's and early 80's. at angela and portage. For sure i would love to see more!

[@ChadsRailfanExperience]

The ND&W center cab is at HVRM in North Judson

[@brianjanson8433]

Very Interesting. I had a late uncle that worked for St. Mary's in the maintenance department back in the 70's-80's, I believe I recall that he was involved in helping to unload coal from the rail cars and lost a leg while working there (not sure if he lost it due to the unloading of the coal).

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

I sure miss the trains are running behind my house on Weber Street in Roseland I moved there in the late 70s still there today .. trains were still running to the lumberyard now it’s just a walking trail

[@michianamainlines3538]

sad that more video did not get documented especially between niles and south bend.I will at some point have street running in niles though.

[@judpowell1756]

ND used to have it's own private railroad to handle the coal

[@narcotic-uy8qj]

I live on college and sibley there are still humps in every st between college and Brookfield u can still see the old trail I walk my dog up and down them

[@mikec9537]

I crossed these tracks everyday going to school near the park by Drewreys

[@samh3029]

No horn zones??

[@michianamainlines3538]

that was a disappointment that they only blew crossing the river.better luck in Elkhart and niles though.

[@johnhannahM2.0]

They didn't want a noisy, grimy train around their pristine campuses. That's what elitism will do.

[@michianamainlines3538]

I remember one of the reasons against was coal dust a health hazard. 14 hoppers a week going 10mph. really. But yet not a problem for decades prior.

[@johnhannahM2.0]

@@michianamainlines3538 Lame excuse from them.

[@kurt8986]

Dam demz

[@joelchristensen9503]

I remember the city residents voted down, because of the fear of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.