Jun 10, 2024
In the Capital City
This post will conclude the series focusing on one train, powered by F-units, on the former Chicago & Alton, later GM&O/ICG.
We begin at Ridgely Yard, Springfield, Illinois, where our train is approaching a signal bridge adorned with a color position light for each main track. The second image has the train crossing over North Ninth Street, while the third shows it south of downtown Springfield at Iles Tower. You may be able to see in that last image that the engineer is leaning out of the window, arm extended, so he can pick up train orders on the fly.
Three images by Richard Koenig; taken November 21st 1976.
