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Michigan City Time Comparison

To note the changes in the recent rebuilding of the CSS&SB line through Michigan City, Indiana (double track west of this point, the elimination of street running entirely through town, and more), I have two images taken from the same spot, looking west down 11th Street from East Michigan BLVD.

In the first shot above we see train 503 on February 26th 2022 on the eve of the line shutting down for the rebuild (hence many rail enthusiasts present). The second image shows Train 7, at nearly the same spot, taken on August 8th 2025.

While the steeple of St. Paul Lutheran Church (located over on Ninth Street) was a major presence in the first view, equal to the train really, it’s nearly covered up by new infrastructure in the second.

I’ll put a diptych here below for a different way to view the changes.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken February 26th 2022 and August 8th 2025.

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[railwayhistorical]

Coaling Tower/Blue Water

Amtrak number 365, the Blue Water, is seen hustling toward Chicago, threading the legs of an ancient coaling tower of the Michigan Central/New York Central.

As stated in an earlier post, this tower is located along Highway 12 a couple of miles east of Michigan City, Indiana, along the Michigan Central/New York Central.

Six images by Richard Koenig; taken August 8th 2025.

[railwayhistorical]

Coaling Tower

Here's a coaling tower along the Michigan Central/New York Central. We’re just east of Michigan City, Indiana, along Highway 12. In the distance, between the tower's legs, one can see the huge cooling (not coaling) tower for NIPSCO.

In an upcoming photo book, Jeff Brouws concentrates on these Goliaths of an earlier era. A preview of the text states that this particular tower was built by Roberts and Schaefer in 1924. In a day or two, look for a post of mine that will show an Amtrak train racing past/through this structure.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken August 8th 2025.

[railwayhistorical]

Adieu to Street Running

This was taken along the Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Railroad in Michigan City, Indiana. For 120 years the railroad ran down the middle of 11th Street here.

I photographed it a few times back in the late-1970s and then again when I heard it would be double-tracked and this street running would be removed.

Surprising to realize it's been three years already since the final runs on the street. I'm thinking about returning to do shooting there once again to see how the new alignment compares.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken January 14th 2022.