Shorpy has been on a Train Kick this year. Updated 3/2/2025

Pretty interesting so far. I'll have to look more into it when I get home from work this evening. Thanks for posting Marty.

Thanks for posting Marty. I grew up less than a mile from that I.C. yard, 30 minutes south of Chicago proper.

It had been long "dieselized " by then though LOL. Most nights I was lulled to sleep by idling Geeps.

It's CN territory now.

The Library of Congress has thousands of Jack Delano’s photographs both black and white and color that can be viewed online.

https://www.loc.gov/photos/?fa...es&q=Jack+Delano

https://www.loc.gov/photos/?fa...hs&q=Jack+Delano

Pete

Shorpy is a great site. One of my favorites to hunt around on.

Bob

@Norton posted:

The Library of Congress has thousands of Jack Delano’s photographs both black and white and color that can be viewed online.

Pete

Thanks Pete!

@RickO posted:

Thanks for posting Marty. I grew up less than a mile from that I.C. yard, 30 minutes south of Chicago proper.

It had been long "dieselized " by then though LOL. >>>>>>Most nights I was lulled to sleep by idling Geeps.<<<<<<<

It's CN territory now.

Or carbon monoxide😜

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Or carbon monoxide😜

Wasn't aware that EMD two-stroke cycle Diesel engines produce "carbon monoxide".

@Hot Water posted:

Wasn't aware that EMD two-stroke cycle Diesel engines produce "carbon monoxide".

Here’s what I suggest to raise your awareness level. Lock yourself in an enclosed space with a running 2 stroke diesel. I’m also pretty sure it will also raise your carboxyhemoglobin level.

@Hot Water posted:

Wasn't aware that EMD two-stroke cycle Diesel engines produce "carbon monoxide".

You really weren’t aware that CO is a byproduct of diesel combustion?

Man I sure could sink some time on that website! I gotta get back on task now haha

Thanks for sharing!

Shorpy Continues with Trains!

Chicago, Illinois. General view of the north classification yard at an Illinois Central railyard.

A really good one today!

Chicago, Illinois. Locomotives in the Illinois Central railyard.

Another good one!

Chicago, Illinois. Maintenance crew repairing roundhouse tracks at an Illinois Central Railroad yard.

Another good one...

Conductor handling engineer copy of train orders before a Chicago and North Western freight pulls out of Chicago for Clinton, Iowa.

@Hot Water posted:

Wasn't aware that EMD two-stroke cycle Diesel engines produce "carbon monoxide".

You're a faithful EMD man, Jack.

@smd4 posted:

You really weren’t aware that CO is a byproduct of diesel combustion?

Diesel or coal, all bad for you and amazed all of us have lived as long as we have.  Some of us even survived the school playground  with a jungle gym made out of galvanized water pipe.

Burning coal.....produces particulate and gas emissions that may contain a number of harmful chemicals, such as benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and  polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. This statement from some site about burning coal, but the key take away is 'may contain'.  Guess coal loads need to come with an ingredient label.

More Shorpy Train photos

Chicago, Illinois. Locomotives in an Illinois Central Railroad yard.

Another good one!

Chicago, Illinois. One of the Chicago and North Western Railroad streamliner diesel electric locomotives

@Mark V. Spadaro posted:

Here’s what I suggest to raise your awareness level. Lock yourself in an enclosed space with a running 2 stroke diesel. I’m also pretty sure it will also raise your carboxyhemoglobin level.

Lets see   Who do I believe in the debate   The guy that operated a diesel or a doctor that spent about 20 years in medical school   I tend to believe the doctor and the fumes must have affected the operators thinking