The Santa Fe / Illinois Northern branchline switching local. Chicago Illinois USA. March 1986.

One of My favorite trains I grew up with in My old neighborhood in Chicago, was the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads industrial switching local that operated on the near southwest side in the Little Village neighborhood. The Santa Fe operated this approximately 6 mile industrial branchline that originated at the north end of Corwith Yard, and would interchange with the Burlington Northern at Blue Island and western Avenues. This branchline with light rails and an occasional piece or two of kinked track sections, operated Monday to Friday. The morning train would arrive at approximately 10:00 AM, and return to Corwith Yard around 2:30 or 3 PM. For awhile, there was an occasional early night time switching local on this line as well. This locomotive is seen at approximately West 28th Street just east of South Kedzie Avenue, and is tied up while the crew takes a much needed lunch break at the nearby Wendy's Hamburgers fast food restaurant on South Kedzie Avenue.