Coach Yard Shuffle
Photographer unknown
With a sea of cars in view, Burlington Northern NW2 476 goes to work switching Amtrak's Chicago coach yard in August 1976. The ex-Great Northern unit was handling a small cut of cars, likely getting them ready to head out of town. A mix of cars of practically all types are visible (sleepers, diners, baggage cars, coaches), with the most prominent being Dome 5-1-3 Sleeper 9202 "Sunlight Dome", a 1948 Budd product originally built for the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chicago, IL
August 9, 1976
Train of the Day
11/28/25
Coach Yard Shuffle
Photographer unknown
With a sea of cars in view, Burlington Northern NW2 476 goes to work switching Amtrak's Chicago coach yard in August 1976. The ex-Great Northern unit was handling a small cut of cars, likely getting them ready to head out of town. A mix of cars of practically all types are visible (sleepers, diners, baggage cars, coaches), with the most prominent being Dome 5-1-3 Sleeper 9202 "Sunlight Dome", a 1948 Budd product originally built for the Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chicago, IL
August 9, 1976
Train of the Day
11/28/25