I took this photo after work in near northwest suburban Franklin Park Illinois.
One thing I have absolutely found enjoyable while railfanning, is finding a car or two from fallen flag railroads that are still rolling around many years after the fact in their original colors and markings. The St. Louis & Southwestern Railroad, wich was nicknamed the Cotton Belt, was a subsidiary of the former Southern Pacific Railroad. The Cotton Belt and several other railroads were acquired through merger by the Union Pacific Railroad during the 1990's, and absorbed in to their corporate system. The Cotton Belt is now a fallen flag railroad today, but You wouldn't know it looking at this classic hopper car.
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