A Belt Railway of Chicago MP15 pulls three cars down towards Hayford Junction as a CP lead manifest freight gets under way on an adjacent track out of Clearing Yard.
A Belt Railway of Chicago local passes by a set of NS power in Clearing Yard. One of the BRC's MP15's is the power for today's train as it heads towards Hayford Junction.
A BRC MP15 shoves back into the yard from Hayford Junction alongside a CN ethanol train on the right. A UP lead manifest freight and a BRC belt job are working the yard on the left.
Anywhere but Long Island, the sight of a switcher type locomotive leading a passenger train would be an oddity, but the LIRR bought 23 EMD MP15ACs with high speed gearing for commuter service and ... (more)