The 801 Alco RS-2 which i worked on a lot.These engines were used all over the ``J`` in yard and transfer moves.
The official ``J`` logo.
This is the cd label insert i designed for the new ``J`` DVD i am in the process of making.I will wait to make the copies till Lee & I hit the hogger breakfast in crown point so as to make a new movie to include on it.I can put any picture on either the disc lable or CD/DVD jewel case insert
EJ&E reunion breakfast at paragon in hobart 4-15-08 from left Doug Dedrick,Jack Holland,Walley Newton Norman Triantafilos & lee Hopper ``The Gang`` us 5 worked many hours together and had a lot of fun. My my how we all have aged as we all were in our mid 20`s when we started on the ``J``.Our dear friend Lee on the right passed away sunday 2-21-2010 after complications from surgery he was 68 years old,
Here is a pic of Jack Holland in my driveway on his motorcycle taken on 8-29-2008.We used to work together a lot on the 84``.
Another shot of Jack on his motorcycle taken on 8-29-08 in my driveway.
Here is a picture of some of the old J-Blocks,remember how years ago we went upstairs and looked at these and now all they have is several computer monitors downstairs.These were sent to me by Pete Zagorac.
Here is photo of Pete Zagorac taken at buffington station in 1978.Pete`s youTube webpage LINK: http://www.youtube.com/user/gortklatou Pete passed away 11-3-09.
Here is another picture of Doug at the ``J`` reunion on 4-15-08.We sure had a good time at work now as i look back on it.
John Links in 1971.John was a switchman in kirk yard but got fired for drinking and now lives in hamilton ohio.John was about 25 in this photograph. We used to work together and went out a lot drinking beer & shootin` pool.John now lives in hamilton ohio.
``J`` Reunion 4-15-08 Lee ``HipityHop`` Hopper.We have been friends for 40 years and worked together for many years at the E.J.& E. railroad in Gary,IN as switchmen.Lee is now 68.Let me tell ya...in our younger days we opened and closed many of the taverns in Gary and elsewhere!Lee passed away 2-21-10 in the hospital after complications from surgery he was 68.
4-15-2008 E.J.& E. reunion breakfast.Left is Doug Dedrick & right is Jack Holland.We worked together for many years back when we were young,I was so happy to see these guys.Seems i got some fuzz.. on the camera lens at the bottom right...
4-15-08 at the paragon in hobart all of us ole` guys from the ``J`` again
2-15-08 at the Ej&E reunion from left Lee Hopper Ted Denovski & Wally Newton
On the right is John Maddux at the ``J`` reunion 4-15-08
Here to you`re left is my friend and fellow ``J`` guy Jackie Randolph of portage a locomotive engineer who owns & operates J. C. Randolph Consultants LLC & to you`re right is my friend Doug Dedrick.taken at the EJ&E reunion breakfast 4-15-08
EJ&E reunion 4-15-08 I dont know who these guys are so if you know let me know via email etc.
EJ&E reunion 4-15-08
Al Huber at our ``J`` reunion breakfast on 4-15-08
Here is my good friend Al Reichle amateur radio callsign KK9F. We worked together on the E.J.&E. Railway in Gary,In Al was a trainmaster and has been a comercial jet pilot (Capain Al Reichle) for the last 10 years after retiring from the ``J``.My amateur radio callsign is KB9YGD.
Here is Pat McPhillip`s taken 5-20-2008 at paragon
Jerry Stanley & Bobby McNew 5-20-08
Taken at paragon in hobart 5-20-08 Left Doug Dedrick and right Eddie Jones
Silas G Sconiers Kirk Yard Switchman Retired August 1989 at the age of 39 last day of work October 5 , 1988 . Silas Sconiers and his wife. Their website http://www.youtube.com/user/Sconiers email is gigeronimo@sbcglobal.net
Silas Sconiers and wife their email is gigeronimo@sbcglobal.net. Silas G Sconiers 1336 Washington Street Apartment 102 Gary , Indiana 46407 219-880-1811 312-912-9917
Our dear friend Danny McCullough at uss steel coke plant taken by J.C. Holland 11-1990.Danny,Howard Burleson & me worked the 11:00 pm west end in kirk yard together for several years.Danny has since passed away.
Walley Newton 3-15-75 gary sheet & tinmill yardmasters office
Here we have ``super hogger`` Jerry Wiles doin` what he does best...
Left to right Glenn Emmons & Jim Williams 3-11-75.Jim has since passed away and we used to work together on the ``84`` inch afternoons.Jim has since passed away.
A. A. King.Aubry has since passed away.
Glenn Emmons 3-15-1985
Joe Santos switchman kirk yard
Here again is our friend Joe Santos
Engineer Jack Theaker at the controls 3-15-85
Mark Thomas & Bobby Renslow 3-15-85 from the J.C Holland collection.
Our buddy Ted (wonderbread) Donovsky and this is indeed a rare shot of him outside.Taken 11-90/J.C. Holland.
Malachi Morris 3-15-1985
Malachi Morris & Glenn Emmons 3-15-85
Lunch room gary sheet & tin mill March 15th 1985.When I 1st came to the ``J`` as a switchman in 1968 we used the basement of the tinmill scale house and there were big poker games down there...Vince Falcetta & Harry Goldman along with others had the big ``J`` poker game at 418 tyler streeet in gary indiana and all smokes,drinks and sandwiches were free and i seen guys with wives and kids go there and lose their whole paycheck.
Here is engineer Jerry Wiles again but this time he is grinnin`
Subject: Eastbound Into Kirk Yard Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN Date: 9/22/2000 Notes: The first shot is approaching the entrance to Kirk Yard. Second and third shots show the West Gate Tower at Kirk Jct.
West gate tower kirk yard ``The Plant 2000
Hump at kirk yard gary indiana 1988.Since the CNN purchased the ``J`` in 2009 the hump has been shut down and everything is flat switched now and i am told USX offered to buy the ``J`` back and CNN refused.
Subject: Main Administration Building in Gary Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN Date: 10/2/2000 Notes: This building houses the offices for Gary.
Subject: Bridge over Pine Yard Location: Gary, IN Date: 12/1/2000 Notes: Looking East at Pine Yard while passing over on an Eastbound J train.
Main Administration Building in Gary Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN Date: 10-2007 Offices of the EJ&E in Gary.When I work here all the yellow handrails were not there.We used to park here and go get a cut out of the north yard then hop off and drive down and throw the switch at bucannan street drive back and sleep in the hump shanty till the engine got to the top of this hill but alas... those day are gone.
Turnout by nipsco power plant at edgemoor line in gary indiana
This is the ``pit`` at kirk yard in gary indiana where the engines were serviced and where we started & ended our work day or night
Indland yard off the ``J`` stockton lead
Kaplan scrap co in the tin mill ``the jew`` 3-15-85
Approaching bridge 710 south works headed west on #2 main taken 11-1990
E.J. & E. west end tower at kirk yard gary indiana 11-1990
Danny McCullough at coke plant 11-1990
Here is the desk etc in the yardmasters office in the gary sheet and tin mill.Now in your minds eye look back over the years...how many yardmasters have you seen working here.
Levy slag co 3-15-85
Approaching west gate on #2 main from south chicago 11-1990
Indiana harbor ship canal from bridge # 728 looking north 11-1990
E.J.&E. west end tower in kirk yard from the south yard 11-90
Common wealth edison generator from ill side 11-90
Skyway dog house on 95th street south chicago.This was just outside of the uss southworks gate.taken 11-1990 J.C. Holland.
Somewhere in the gary sheet and tinmill..perhaps at the 84 `` annex yard
One of the houses in the 84`` that we switched.I worked this job afternoons in P yard with Jack Holland & Jim Williams.
taken during the strike 5-16-86 notice no markers on the cab
5-15-86 engine # 304 with train leaving kirk yard during the strike...
A beautifull winters day on the ``J``
approaching B&O interlocking on #2 main headed west
West end tower kirk yard gary indiana taken by Jack holland november 1990
Here is the hammond filtration plant as viewed from the firemans side of the locomotive headed west on the j`s #2 main line on 11-1990.
Here is a beautifull view of lake michigan from the back of the 320
view of the west gate tower kirk yard from the 62`` mill GS & TM 3-15-85
I belive this is the tinmill xing by S yard
Arent they pretty and wow has this changed since 1986 when i retired.Taken 1988.
This is one that Jack didnt write a discription on the back...
Wow i never thought that anything could be so beautifull from the back of a 300
Here is a view from the cab of engine 436 on o-40 headed east on 3.15.1985
``D`` yard gary mill yard.
Trainmaster J. C. Allen at the crown point ``J`` retirees breakfast.
Pat McPhillips and his son.
This is Jim house amateur radio callsign K9huy trainmaster joliet il he is retired from the e.j.&e. railway co where i worked.I designed this qsl card for Jim.
Trainmaster J. House who is also an amateur radio operator.His callsign is K9huy and he now lives in englewood FL.
Trainmaster Larry Tipton
Trainmaster Buzz Carey age 90 and engineer Tommy O`Brien
Engineer Pat Higgins
Joe Isacson engineer.
Tom Oldstrom engineer
Here is from left engineer Bill Bacon and switchman Doug Dedrick taken on april 17th 1998.Bill is deceased.
Here is Lee hopper ``Hipity Hop`` at the ``J`` breakfast in Gary Indiana 6-10-2008.Now years ago ya see they had a nasty ole` hogger called ``Captain Chumley``..and let me tell ole` hop..why..he looks just like him and then someone.. called Lee the captains boy and he went into orbit!Why..even to this day if someone mention`s this he will counter with a choice word or so!Lee passed away 2-18-2010.
Center is Malcolm Maxwell 6-10-08
Our waitress Sally at the ``J`` breakfast in Gary Indiana 6-10-08
Jack Ormes engineer
WoW man... its just like we were back working at the ``J`` this photograph was taken at the Gary breakfast 6-10-08
From left trainmaster J. Allen,Wally Newton & Doug Dedrick taken Gary 6-10-08
EJ&E maintaince of way crew at clark road
Isnt this engine beautifull and it brings back old memories for me just to look at it as i spent many hours working on this locomotive.
I used to work on this engine a lot.
Engine 600 on the pit at gary
Engine 309 at the roundhouse in kirk yard gary indiana
Here is a logo i designed for anyone to use just rightclick and save.5-28-2008
The 616 at the top of the hump at kirk yard in gary indiana in 1988, I think the was an old DM&IR engine.
The 900 class engines were custom made for the E.J.& E. and had 2 big diesel engines and were very powerfull.
This is at clark road in gary indiana.
Engine`s 314/303 at pine yard by clark road
Here is Ted ``wonderbread`` Denovski in 1988 8:30 am transfer with H.A. Jones,J.C. Holland & J. Wiles.Our man Teddy looks a tad wild here...why ifn I seen him at night i would need to change my underware!40 years ago John Links Teddy and me used to hang around together and drink bali high wine...
old equipment used for parts i guess at gary mill yard 1988.
More old equipment used for parts i guess at the ``J``s gary mill yard 1988.
West-end tower yardmaster console 1988.
Dave Meux switchman kirk yard in the lunchroom at the west end in the horizontal mode...he he he now ya see years ago i would wait for Davey to start catchin` flys and then carefully position a stinkin` lit cigarette under the bench and then pretend to be asleep...ha ha..sure enough soon one eye would open and then he would look around...
Carlos Mariani
Al Hewitt
Taken from the west end in kirk yard gary indiana showing 2 road engines.
Here is good photo of the terminal building and cars comming over the hump in kirk yard 1988.
Looking east at the scale house and terminal building kirk yard in gary indiana 1988
Here is the terminal building at kirk yard showing the hump engine and down where the sidewalk ends years ago was a green trailer where they had offices and computers,etc.
The CNN (bought the ``J``) closed down the hump in kirk yard in early 2010 and all the switching is now done by flatswitching in the various yards.
This area now has several computer terminals and the hump switches are lined via the computer and shown on the screen.There is a one man shelter on the hill where the pin puller is and the engine is controlled via radio by the forman who sits in front of a data terminal just inside.My my my how this has changed.
Photo taken 1988 at main office kirk yard gary indiana.
Photo of the roadline parking lot and round house taken in 1988 from the terminal building area
Teddy boy is using the radio in this photo from the 8:30 am #2 mics transfer in 1988
Jack Holland on the #2 misc transfer in 1988
Madilyn at the west end tower 1988
A view out the clerks window from the west end tower at the hump & west yard in 1988
If i had one dollar for every hour i walked these tracks i would have a lot of money.This is from the westend tower looking east at the hump in 1988.
West cab track kirk yard 1988
West cabtrack taken from westend tower 1988
Looking east from the west end tower toward the hump and west yard in 1988.The tower at the left is for the radio system and the yard lead at the right is the east end of the west yard and to the left is the hump where we would couple up tracks like 18 hump and pull it through to the west yard and switch it out in train order.
#2 misc transfer 8:30 am h. jones,j. holland,t. denovski,j. wiles 1988.
USS hospital gary indiana 1988
E.J.& E. main office building as seen from ``the dixie`` kirk yard gary indiana 1988.
looking from the dixie at the hump and office building kirk yard gary indiana summer of 1988.
Hump at kirk yard gary indiana in 1988
Jack Holland 1988
T.G. Denovski 1988
Engine`s 316/317 at the roadline in kirk yard gary indiana
Hey..tell me did you sleep in this one..I sure did!
Westgate tower ``The Plant`` kirk yard gary indiana
This is the ``J`` old steamer # 765 at gateway park in gary indiana.My father Peter Triantafilos helped lay/takeup the track for this.
Here you have a shot of the pit at kirk yard taken from the ``rip``
These were aux power units called ``slugs`` which were powered by an engine coupled with it.These were filled with cement for weight and were used a lot on the hump.
Subject: Heavy Lift Crane #6 and Tender Car #8758 Location: Kirk Yard, Gary, IN Date: 1985
Subject: SD9 #603 on Westbound Train Location: Gary, IN Date: 4/4/1970 Notes: Engine #603 hauls a westbound freight geographically south over the Grand Calumet river bridge, on the Gary-Griffith main line.
Subject: Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 #722 Idle Location: Porter, IN Date: 2/12/1966 Notes: This shot shows #722 stopped while laying over at Porter, Indiana.
Subject: EMD SW1000 #459 Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN Date: 2002
Subject: Hump Remote Control Unit #CC1 Location: Kirk Yard - Gary, IN Date: 4/?/2007 Notes: This unit was originally slug T-6, which had the form of an actual EMD 'Calf'. It was rebuilt into the very unique looking "CC1" around 10/05. The rebuilt unit was designed to be used for the hump and yard work.
Another photo of the plant kirk yard
This is the retarder tower at the hump at the eastend in kirk yard
Subject: Alco RS-2 #805 & Caboose #143 Notice how the windows have been boarded up on #805. Cab #143 was one of the older wood sided cars.
This building is now used my maintainence of way but years ago was the gandy camp & restaurant in kirk yard.Photo taken in 1988.
West end tower kirk yard gary indiana in 1988
Skate shanty west end kirk yard gary indiana
EMC SW #207 in the Shops #207 was one of the first diesel locomotives on the EJ&E.
Here is a view of the tin mill by 74r & 84 inch,Indiana OSHA cited U.S. Steel's Gary Works, for 380 violations from 1974 to 2003; 193 of them since 2000. During six visits in 2004, the agency found four violations at the plant.How many of you guys worked these jobs?
Kirk Yard Gary Indiana 9-13-1913
Date: 3-20-1917 E.J. & E. B yard.
E.J. & E. B yard looking east 1920
Kirk Yard july 2nd 1918
Kirk Yard 7-2-1918
E.J.& E. Kirk Yard july 2nd 1918
Taken at joliet yard with the new color scheme
Here is an old photo of Hershel Sullivans gang taken maby in the 50`s at Kirk Yard.I got this photo from Sandy Meitzler (nee Sullivan) who is his daughter.I worked with Hershel and my father Peter Triantafilos ``East Gary Pete`` in 1965.
This photograph is of the e.j.& e. pit where the engines are serviced in kirk yard at gary indiana
