Still the Same
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's 1978 hit rings true as a comparison to the Mainline of Mid-America. Despite life's constant change, one can still make the jaunt to the CN Chicago Subdivision and see glimpses of the former railroad as it was. CN job L555, Gilman to Otto and return, is northbound at Ashkum with the 1034, delivered to the IC a mere 5 months before Canadian National's acquisition.
After the passage of nearly 27 years and with CN's sprawling 20,000 mile rail network, it truly is amazing that a majority of these IC locomotives stay right where they were meant to be - their home.
Still the Same
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's 1978 hit rings true as a comparison to the Mainline of Mid-America. Despite life's constant change, one can still make the jaunt to the CN Chicago Subdivision and see glimpses of the former railroad as it was. CN job L555, Gilman to Otto and return, is northbound at Ashkum with the 1034, delivered to the IC a mere 5 months before Canadian National's acquisition.
After the passage of nearly 27 years and with CN's sprawling 20,000 mile rail network, it truly is amazing that a majority of these IC locomotives stay right where they were meant to be - their home.