Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA. A passing siding merges into a single track mainline that disappears into the distant background.

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A passing siding merges into a single track mainline that disappears in the distant background in a rural stretch of northeastern Illinois. What appears as a lonely section of track actually supports a significant volume of rail freight traffic between Chicago, northwest Indiana and points north including Wisconsin and Minnesota to locations throughout central and western Canada.

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Size: 5369px × 3580px
Location: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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