1:00 Leave IUN. (On-bus explanation of the development
of the Griffith Railroad crossing.)
1:15 Arrive Griffith Railroad History Museum
Exit bus, 30 minutes at the museum
1:45 Leave Griffith. (On-bus exploration of
the building of local rail lines and their impact on the brick industry).
1:55 Arrive Lakewood Park, Munster
View old NS (formerly Panhandle/Pennsylvania) line, site of brickyards,
clay pits, landfill. [Bathrooms available.]
2:00 Leave Lakewood Park. Drive west on 45th
Street to Wentworth Avenue, north past Lansing Country Club.
2:10 Leave Lansing Country Club.
2:30 Arrive People's Park.
Exit bus and tour grounds (IHB rail tower, swing bridge)
2:45 Leave People's Park. Drive east to Columbia
Avenue and south to (Pullman) Standard Housing. (On-bus explanation
of rail car industry in the Calumet Area / Pullman and Standard Housing.)
Drive through the historical area and view (Pullman) Standard Housing.
3:00 Arrive Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad headquarters.
Tour IHB roundhouse and rail yards.
4:00 Leave Indiana Harbor Belt headquarters.
4:10 Arrive Gibson Woods.
Exit bus, tour the nature center and woods.
4:40 Leave Gibson Woods.
4:55 Arrive at IUN.