Walt Fles's Railroad/Lumber Yard Page
Hammond Lumber Companies
On 165th street, Superior Lumber used to be switched by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and the Erie Railroad
At the current site of Calumet Construction Corporation used sit to
the old Woodmar Lumber Company, switched by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Highland Lumber Companies
Highland Lumber was switched by the Erie Railroad
Schererville Lumber Companies
Scherervile Lumber was switched by the Penn Central Pan Handle line.
Both are now abandoned.
Schilling Brothers Lumber was switched by the Monon railroad.
Munster Lumber Companies
Munster lumber was switched by the Monon line. The siding still exists
off of Ridge Road. This photo by Mark Stanek shows a Hammond Local
switching on the siding. The building doesn't anymore because of total fire damage.
Click here to see an L&N Engine heading west from switching Munster Lumber
on July 7th, 1983.
Click here to see an L&N Engine heading east to switch Munster Lumber
on October 3rd, 1985 at 1:00 am!
Merrillville Lumber Companies
On Broadway just north of 73rd Avenue ( near Fran's Auto sales ) was
Brugos's Auto Service. Some time before that the building was
Merrillville Lumber. This was switched by the C&O Railroad.
On Broadway where Handy-Andy is was Hannah's Lumber that up until
the late 1970's was switched by the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Long before the mini-mall explosion on US 30 at the site of Home Depot
was Mid-America Home Sales. This was switched by the C&O Railroad.
Gary Lumber Companies
Grant Street Lumber was switched by the N-S ( Norfolk Southern ) railroad, still referred
to by many as the "Nickel Plate" railroad. This was because this line at one time, before
being acquired by the Norfolk & Western Railroad, the New York City, Chicago, and St. Louis
railroad was called the "Nickel Plate". Maybe something to do with how they treated the
rails, but no one knows for sure.
Larson's Lumber was switched by the Michigan Central, which was later acquired by the Penn
Central, then became Conrail, and then abandoned.
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