Sunset Rescue
At the height of the intense winter weather experienced by the Chicago area this past season, Amtrak's Hiawatha Service- and others- encountered multiple issues. Predictably, the SC44 Chargers on one of the sets of equipment in regular rotation failed, necessitating rescue by P42s- on both ends of the train. To add insult to injury, the *other* set also ran into cold-related problems, and died somewhere to the north. As a result, both sets were combined for the southbound run into Chicago, following train 338's time slot. Here, the sorry mess of a train limps through the deep snow towards Chicago Union Station, passing under the Racine Ave (CP Morgan) signal bridge. The old ADM mill in the background- served until recently by an NS job that used the final remainder of the Pennsy "Panhandle" line in this area- is sadly being torn down as I type this.
Sunset Rescue
At the height of the intense winter weather experienced by the Chicago area this past season, Amtrak's Hiawatha Service- and others- encountered multiple issues. Predictably, the SC44 Chargers on one of the sets of equipment in regular rotation failed, necessitating rescue by P42s- on both ends of the train. To add insult to injury, the *other* set also ran into cold-related problems, and died somewhere to the north. As a result, both sets were combined for the southbound run into Chicago, following train 338's time slot. Here, the sorry mess of a train limps through the deep snow towards Chicago Union Station, passing under the Racine Ave (CP Morgan) signal bridge. The old ADM mill in the background- served until recently by an NS job that used the final remainder of the Pennsy "Panhandle" line in this area- is sadly being torn down as I type this.