Union Pacific EMD GP-15 backing up on the Belt Railway of Chicago interchange connection. Chicago Illinois USA. September 2007.

I took this photo one sunny afternoon in Chicago, during early September of 2007. A Union Pacific late 1970's era EMD GP-15 light roadswitcher, is seen backing a small cut of flatcars up the interchange curve leading to the Belt Railway of Chicago embankment. This photo is looking northwest from West Kinzie Street just west of North Kostner Avenue, along the Metra / Union Pacific West line to Elburn Illinois. The tall abandoned building to the left, is the old Brach's Candy factory. In September of 2007, The former Brach's employee parking deck garage, was destroyed with explosives by a hollywood movie studio crew, for a scene in an upcoming Batman movie in 2008. The parking deck garage was made over with signs that read Gotham Hospital. The smoke, explosions, and sirens alarmed numerous local citizens in this neighborhood that day, and the Chicago Police and Fire Depts were flooded with 911 calls.