| Posted by Roburt on February 3, 2015 | |
By the way everything looks I think that is actually Tolono not Tolona and by that year ICG would be crossing over the former Wabash....nee Norfolk & Western to the present day Norfolk Southern Diamnonds
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Tolono, IL, an awesome place to watch trains. I grew up near here and my father and I would railran here at the depot before they tore it down in the early 90s.
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Outstanding photo, Jack. Snagging orders is another lost art in railroading! Tolona looks like a great place to be back in the day!
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| Posted by Sport! on February 4, 2015 | |
Hoop Dreams for railroaders!
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| Posted by beano on September 23, 2015 | |
Whats great about this pic is all the things that you rarely see anymore that were pretty common in not to long ago RR scenes and I miss them. Thanks John
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| Posted by beano on November 4, 2015 | |
Look at the safety features on the caboose behind the conductors rear end to prevent him from a possible slip from slack action or snowy icy conditions in blizzard conditions. I applaud the railroads safety first way of thinking in keeping the conductor onboard and on the job, not falling off the train as the snow falls on a cold an grey Chicago morning another conductor fell off the train in the ghetto ....in his pajamas. I wonder as I joke how many times this has really happened. Cheers .
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