Franklin Park, Illinois, USA. A switchman rides the platform and holds the rail of a loaded tank car on the last car of a freight train.
A switchman rides the platform and holds the rail of a loaded tank car on the last car of a freight train backing toward a Canadian Pacific Kansas City yard in the Chicago suburbs on a bitter cold winter day. The man will ride the train until it enters the yard where he will manually through switches to enable the train to arrive at is appropriate location in the yard. The loaded tank car is carrying flammable liquid based on number on the placard just above the rear train device astride the coupler.
Size: 6048px × 4024px
Location: Franklin Park, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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