Homewood, Illinois, USA. A railroad yard worker crossing tracks after manually throwing a switch on a lead track to a freight yard.

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A railroad yard worker crossing tracks after manually throwing a switch on a lead track to allow a locomotive to be routed from one track to another. The practice is common at the Canadian National Railway's Markham Yard in south suburban Chicago. At many yards, switches are thrown electronically from a tower or remote location, however, at the outskirts of this yard, the switches are still thrown manually.

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Homewood, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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