Amtrak P30CH 721 Chicago-16th St
Two Pooches are split by a F unit as they lead the Panama Ltd out of Chicago. The train is on the St Charles AirLine and about to rumble over the South Branch of the Chicago River at 16th St. It will head to the Lakefront and then turn south on the Illinois Central. You can see the connection from the AirLine to the former B&O passenger mains to the right. At this time, May of 1980, only the Soo Line used this connection, coming from Markham yard headed for North Fond du Lac, WI. Those P30's were huge, making that EMD covered wagon look like a toy. My railroad career was less than two months old when I shot this. Checking my notes on this shot, I had written "NG" next to the info, meaning the shot was no good. Kind of glad I kept it, anyway. Makes me wonder what else I threw away that I might have regretted.
Amtrak P30CH 721 Chicago-16th St
Two Pooches are split by a F unit as they lead the Panama Ltd out of Chicago. The train is on the St Charles AirLine and about to rumble over the South Branch of the Chicago River at 16th St. It will head to the Lakefront and then turn south on the Illinois Central. You can see the connection from the AirLine to the former B&O passenger mains to the right. At this time, May of 1980, only the Soo Line used this connection, coming from Markham yard headed for North Fond du Lac, WI. Those P30's were huge, making that EMD covered wagon look like a toy. My railroad career was less than two months old when I shot this. Checking my notes on this shot, I had written "NG" next to the info, meaning the shot was no good. Kind of glad I kept it, anyway. Makes me wonder what else I threw away that I might have regretted.