The Real Terminator
Contemporary Tolleston
On the list of obscure railroad locations, Tolleston Junction has always been one of my favorites. What was once an extremely busy crossing between the Pennsylvania and Michigan Central mains has turned to a shell of it's former self. In the modern day, what is left of the PRR is now the CF&E main (which now ends here, as both ends of the line are still severed), and the east-west (track running left-right in the foreground) Michigan Central is now the CSX Porter Branch.
The CF&E's daily train to the IHB is about to hop off of their own trackage and onto the Porter Branch, and will make a left (right to this perspective) turn to head west. The new-to-them CFE 7865 in charge of the westbound run, with it's YN2 heritage clearly visible with nothing more than a yellow patch on the nose. Love these ratty things, they complement grungy spots like Gary to a T.
Contemporary Tolleston
On the list of obscure railroad locations, Tolleston Junction has always been one of my favorites. What was once an extremely busy crossing between the Pennsylvania and Michigan Central mains has turned to a shell of it's former self. In the modern day, what is left of the PRR is now the CF&E main (which now ends here, as both ends of the line are still severed), and the east-west (track running left-right in the foreground) Michigan Central is now the CSX Porter Branch.
The CF&E's daily train to the IHB is about to hop off of their own trackage and onto the Porter Branch, and will make a left (right to this perspective) turn to head west. The new-to-them CFE 7865 in charge of the westbound run, with it's YN2 heritage clearly visible with nothing more than a yellow patch on the nose. Love these ratty things, they complement grungy spots like Gary to a T.