Fallen Flags: Milwaukee Road and Illinois Central power congregate on the east end of B'ville as some yard men exchange words.
A track welder works on a switch frog as an east end job switches the east side of Bensenville Yard.
As the La Crosse Roadswitcher works in the yard, a pedestrian ignores the lowered gates and flashing lights.
A41 heads into the siding at Royal City (Chewacla), where it will meet A48. The Soo Line unit leading the train was originally built for the Milwaukee Road.
A41 departs Salem after switching the lumber mill, with a Soo Line GP38-2 on the point.
SOO 4511 pulls forward past the MoW equipment before backing to the rest of the train. According to the engineer, the unit was built in 1974.
The A41 crew guides their northern visitor past the East Alabama Paving aggregate piles at the P-318.
4511 waits patiently, trapped with one of its sisters over the weekend while we conducted major repairs to the turntable. I took a break from the chaos, popped my head through the walk and took t... (more)
A pair of GP38s out doing some industry switching.
With the sun setting quickly, the light was perfect for a few shots of the local Hastings power sitting alongside the CP Minneapolis - Milwaukee main.
