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Chicago Terminal Railroad crew and Iowa Pacific owners gather at the UP North Avenue Yard for the first day of operations.tb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_01
Chicago Terminal Railroad crew and Iowa Pacific owners gather at the UP
North Avenue Yard for the first day of operations.
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Heading north out of the yard, this view looks out of the cab of the rebuilt and repainted SW-8.tb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_03
Heading north out of the yard, this view looks out of the cab of the rebuilt
and repainted SW-8.
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Turning the camera around, this view looks south back towards the North Avenue yard. The crew is preparing to assemble the first train.tb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_04
Turning the camera around, this view looks south back towards the North
Avenue yard. The crew is preparing to assemble the first train.
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John, the conductor, sets the switches for Ken, the engineer, as the locomotive crawls down the track. Shortly it will back down and couple onto the gondolas and boxcar on the right.tb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_05
John, the conductor, sets the switches for Ken, the engineer, as the
locomotive crawls down the track. Shortly it will back down and couple onto
the gondolas and boxcar on the right.
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The SW-8 gently rolls down the track to the awaiting freight cars left by UP for the Chicago Terminal Railroad.tb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_06
The SW-8 gently rolls down the track to the awaiting freight cars left by UP
for the Chicago Terminal Railroad.
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Just a few feet away are the freight cars to be picked up and delivered to General Iron Industries and Big Bay Lumbertb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_07
Just a few feet away are the freight cars to be picked up and delivered to
General Iron Industries and Big Bay Lumber
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The train moves forward out of the North Avenue Yard and towards the Mill Yard where it will reach home rails. At the Mill Yard are some gondolas for Finkl Steel that will be picked up on Thursday.tb_lastdaynorthave_01022007_08
The train moves forward out of the North Avenue Yard and towards the Mill
Yard where it will reach home rails. At the Mill Yard are some gondolas for
Finkl Steel that will be picked up on Thursday.
