The I.H.B. Railroad

08/30/2021

08/27/2019

07/03/2017

06/12/2016

https://www.facebook.com/chicago-and-western-indiana-railroad-125563107477689/

historical little railroad located in
dearborn station chicago

07/04/2015

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sheriffs-office/261598770538727

collection of items of the past i collected or scanned

06/27/2015

Railroad Police are the second oldest organized law enforcement organization 1847 next to the US Marshals 1776. They are state commissioned police officers and receive their authority by state commission from the Governor. Today, as of the 1980's, they also have been granted interstate Federal Authority under US Code 49:28101. Although they are state officers they work for and receive their compensation from the railroad that employed them. During 1917-1920 there were over 10,000 railroad police officers operating in over 900 different railroad companies. Some of these railroads were only 40 miles long and had only one railroad policeman. So finding a badge can be a real challenge! Today there are only 7 Class I railroads, Amtrak and about 40 shoreline railroads that employee railroad police. Like everything else, things change with time and not for he better it seems.

05/10/2015

the test was easy if you paid attention, all of the guys had good senority
so they passed w/o any difficulty

05/10/2015

I was the last original i.h.b. towerman to be hired,
when towers were closed or they took over c.w.I. towers
and conrail towers, new employee's were hired, other's were
dove tailed in by senority

05/09/2015

I worked state line tower most of 1980 for the c.w.I. rr,
I was furloughed in dec 1980 and the i.h.b. hired me.
I was the last original towerman hired for c.w.i.

04/26/2015

ANY NEW'S ON DOLTON TOWER, IS IT GONNA STILL BE THERE OR THEY PLANNING IT'S DEMISE ?