Gary Union Station and freight house. Gary, Indiana. 251 Broadway.
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gary Union Station and freight house. Gary, Indiana. 251 Broadway.
Dunn’s Bridge. Built 1904 for JD Dunn to farm his land on both sides of the recently channelized Kankakee.
I also found it interesting that coming up through Tefft, they paved over the former Kankakee Belt Route crossing rather than re-grading the road.
This was also a KKK hotspot.
I also found it interesting that coming up through Tefft, they paved over the former Kankakee Belt Route crossing rather than re-grading the road.
This was also a KKK hotspot.
October 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Dunn’s Bridge. Built 1904 for JD Dunn to farm his land on both sides of the recently channelized Kankakee.
I also found it interesting that coming up through Tefft, they paved over the former Kankakee Belt Route crossing rather than re-grading the road.
This was also a KKK hotspot.
I also found it interesting that coming up through Tefft, they paved over the former Kankakee Belt Route crossing rather than re-grading the road.
This was also a KKK hotspot.
1. Hobart needs to actually mark the bike trail. I get lost there every time.
2. I got stopped by a parade in Hobart.
3. I do think it’s actually a nice place.
2. I got stopped by a parade in Hobart.
3. I do think it’s actually a nice place.
October 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
1. Hobart needs to actually mark the bike trail. I get lost there every time.
2. I got stopped by a parade in Hobart.
3. I do think it’s actually a nice place.
2. I got stopped by a parade in Hobart.
3. I do think it’s actually a nice place.
The CF&E had a derailment in Valpo on the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad line. I’m shocked given how immaculate these rails and ties look. Not a ton of maintenance happening.
The Popcorn Fest is this weekend. In the early 80s Amtrak would run a special train from Chicago to this.
The Popcorn Fest is this weekend. In the early 80s Amtrak would run a special train from Chicago to this.
September 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The CF&E had a derailment in Valpo on the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad line. I’m shocked given how immaculate these rails and ties look. Not a ton of maintenance happening.
The Popcorn Fest is this weekend. In the early 80s Amtrak would run a special train from Chicago to this.
The Popcorn Fest is this weekend. In the early 80s Amtrak would run a special train from Chicago to this.
i could have left this at my friends and got it tomorrow. but that’s no fun.
thanks to rick who lent me a ratchet strap and followed me home.
a very packed detroit bound amtrak wolverine got to watch me restraping this.
thanks to rick who lent me a ratchet strap and followed me home.
a very packed detroit bound amtrak wolverine got to watch me restraping this.
September 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i could have left this at my friends and got it tomorrow. but that’s no fun.
thanks to rick who lent me a ratchet strap and followed me home.
a very packed detroit bound amtrak wolverine got to watch me restraping this.
thanks to rick who lent me a ratchet strap and followed me home.
a very packed detroit bound amtrak wolverine got to watch me restraping this.
55 years makes quite the difference
August 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
55 years makes quite the difference
Abandoned Samuelson Road (450W) bridge. Samuelson once crossed US-20 and ended at US-12. I-94 cut it off in the early 70s and the 12/212 ramps to the port finished this section off. The bridge is part of the national park. You can access this via the Marquette Greenway just east of the Ameriplex.
August 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Abandoned Samuelson Road (450W) bridge. Samuelson once crossed US-20 and ended at US-12. I-94 cut it off in the early 70s and the 12/212 ramps to the port finished this section off. The bridge is part of the national park. You can access this via the Marquette Greenway just east of the Ameriplex.
Wanna learn about northwest Indiana history? Follow my educational tiktok account.
August 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Wanna learn about northwest Indiana history? Follow my educational tiktok account.
Illinois Railway Museum
August 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Illinois Railway Museum
Ex-Pennsylvania Railroad station in Plymouth, Indiana. Located near the diamond with the Lake Erie & Western. Could be revamped for Chicago to Fort Wayne service or Michigan City to Plymouth service on the South Shore Freight and Elkhart and Western tracks.
August 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Ex-Pennsylvania Railroad station in Plymouth, Indiana. Located near the diamond with the Lake Erie & Western. Could be revamped for Chicago to Fort Wayne service or Michigan City to Plymouth service on the South Shore Freight and Elkhart and Western tracks.
In Wanatah, Ind, the Monon tracks have long since been pulled up, but the site is commemorated where Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through. The Pennsylvania Railroad tracks still exist. The ex-Monon ROW may become a bike trail in the future.
August 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In Wanatah, Ind, the Monon tracks have long since been pulled up, but the site is commemorated where Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through. The Pennsylvania Railroad tracks still exist. The ex-Monon ROW may become a bike trail in the future.
Chesterton Bike Station closing for good on 8/30/2025. Go take a look if you want to upgrade some gear, upgrade a bike or get into cycling.
August 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Chesterton Bike Station closing for good on 8/30/2025. Go take a look if you want to upgrade some gear, upgrade a bike or get into cycling.
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July 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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South Bend and Rockford American Airlines airport buses to O’Hare. Check baggage, do TSA checks at the smaller airports and then transfer via coach to ORD. This is certainly better environmentally than United’s flight SBN to ORD. Easier and faster than South Shore to Blue Line.
July 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
South Bend and Rockford American Airlines airport buses to O’Hare. Check baggage, do TSA checks at the smaller airports and then transfer via coach to ORD. This is certainly better environmentally than United’s flight SBN to ORD. Easier and faster than South Shore to Blue Line.
What year would you say this home with the turret was built in? 1894? No, 1984. Yes, the same year Van Halen released Jump and the Cubs won the NL East.
The exterior was repainted since it was last listed and on Zillow.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
The exterior was repainted since it was last listed and on Zillow.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
July 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
What year would you say this home with the turret was built in? 1894? No, 1984. Yes, the same year Van Halen released Jump and the Cubs won the NL East.
The exterior was repainted since it was last listed and on Zillow.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
The exterior was repainted since it was last listed and on Zillow.
www.zillow.com/homedetails/...
tiktok removed the ability to post live photos to replace it with their “ai alive” and now has shoved a garbage bot you can’t delete into the platform. i root for many things to fail, and ai is certainly high upon that list.
July 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
tiktok removed the ability to post live photos to replace it with their “ai alive” and now has shoved a garbage bot you can’t delete into the platform. i root for many things to fail, and ai is certainly high upon that list.
7/11 marks 117 birthdays between the two of us…
July 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
7/11 marks 117 birthdays between the two of us…
Porter Beach park-n-ride using the ex-water parks lots and the proposed Orchard Trail extension. Eventual trails to Valpo and a shuttle there would help too. See alt for more. I feel like another park-n-ride off I-94 would help. Or a Bike NWI share program with docks and bikes at every SSL station.
July 6, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Porter Beach park-n-ride using the ex-water parks lots and the proposed Orchard Trail extension. Eventual trails to Valpo and a shuttle there would help too. See alt for more. I feel like another park-n-ride off I-94 would help. Or a Bike NWI share program with docks and bikes at every SSL station.
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Forcing people to have a job in order to get health insurance is just another form of indentured servitude.
July 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Forcing people to have a job in order to get health insurance is just another form of indentured servitude.
Westchester-Liberty Trail extension between 50E and 100E on 1100N in Chesterton. This is much needed as it’s a busy road and people try to walk or bike down it. The next extension will safely allow you to reach Coffee Creek Preserve.
July 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Westchester-Liberty Trail extension between 50E and 100E on 1100N in Chesterton. This is much needed as it’s a busy road and people try to walk or bike down it. The next extension will safely allow you to reach Coffee Creek Preserve.
oh we are soooo close to figuring out car dependency sucks. then they’ll tell you how bike lanes will cause traffic and they need that 20,000 square foot lot for their property.
July 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
oh we are soooo close to figuring out car dependency sucks. then they’ll tell you how bike lanes will cause traffic and they need that 20,000 square foot lot for their property.
