This locomotive is an old EMD SW-1 diesel switcher wich goes back to the steam to diesel transition era (1940's and 50's) and so does the Demonstrator style color scheme it's wearing.I photographed this scene at Hawthorne Junction, wich is at the Chicago city limits with the suburban village of Cicero Illinois. This crosstrack junction is where the north /south Belt Railway of Chicago line, crosses the Canadian National Railroad's former Illinois Central Iowa division mainline. Seen here on the northbound interchange curve track, is a 3 car local that the MJ Railroad has picked up from the CN Hawthorne Yard in Cicero Illinois. The MJ is a little industrial shortline approximately a little over a mile long. The grassy hill seen in the background is the abandoned Bel Aire Drive In movie theatre at w 31st Street and s Cicero Ave.
2 comments:
Wow, you snagged a pretty rare sight! MJ operations are pretty darn elusive!
Hi Anthony!
Thank You. I had a case of some
"Rare Luck" that day, as I have no other MJ photographs at all.
I couldn't have found a better time to be at Hawhorne Junction.
The MJ mostly operates on inaccsessible private property.
Thanks railfan buddy.
Eddie.
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