Tom Burke Study of CP MP15 and MILW Boxcar on Goose Island Lead Chicago December 30, 2003 #6

Engineer gets caught up on the newspaper while waiting for some obstruction across the tracks ahead to be cleared to return back with an empty boxcar from Big Bay Lumber on Goose Island.

 

Looks like reading a newspaper while waiting was standard for engineers. See this image-

 

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