An early 1980's era Illinois Central Gulf Railroad freight train passing through an industrial area.

 

I took this photograph recently, at the Oak Park Society of Model

Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

 

In a scene right out of the early 1980's, an Illinois Central Gulf

EMD model SD 35 diesel electric roadswitcher wearing the ICG's

utilitarian dark gray and orange color scheme introduced in 1980,

passes through an industrial area with late 1970's era period boxcars

in tow, as well as several other appropriate for the era freight cars.