Chicago Fire Department Engine 49, a Spartan/Luverne based at the station house at 4401 S Ashland, makes for an impressive flagging tool as the truck backs up while searching for a reported fire in Chicago's Lumber District on Tuesday morning Jine 1, 2010.
The Central Illinois's job is tying up for the day in the yards off of Canalport Avenue.
The switching and terminal railroad operates about 20 miles of trackage in Chicago, Illinois including the former CB&Q Lumber District in the Pilsen neighborhood of the city. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO