Franklin Park, Illinois, USA. A railroad worker manually throwing a yard switch on a lead track to allow a locomotive to be routed to another track.


A railroad worker manually throwing a yard switch on a lead track to allow a locomotive to be routed from one track to another. The practice is common at the at railway yards throughout North America. At some yard locations, switches are thrown electronically from a tower or remote location.


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Location: Franklin Park, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
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