Monday, March 30, 2009

A former Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad coal hopper car in transit. Chicago Illinois USA. August 2007.

A former Chicago & Northwestern Railroad coal hopper in transit. Chicago Illinois. August 2007.

I photographed this former Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad coal hopper car in transit, aboard an eastbound Union Pacific Railroad unit coal train entering Chicago Illinois. Seen here riding alongside West Kinzie Street just east of North Kilbourn Avenue, is an eastbound Union Pacific unit coal train with plenty of former pre 1998 Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad coal hoppers in tow. Although the colors, logo and markings of the predecessor railroad are fading out and showing their age, these cars were built well and still are in daily service.

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