Eastern Railroad Discussion > "Decidedly Gray"

A rail train behind Northwest Indiana Commuter Transit District's #1000 & 1001, old school CSX leading westbound intermodal train Q163 through the wet snow, and Amtrak Phase 4 Heritage P42 #184 in charge of the "Southwest Chief," were among the notables of today's Chicagoland jaunt. Note the very recent addition of a pantograph, behind the cab and on the roof of NICTD #1000.  It almost appears to be a "dual mode" locomotive, but the pantograph is probably for catenary testing and the like. .Photos taken on a gray and windy 2-25-20 at Burns Harbor (Wilson) IN, East Chicago IN and in front of "MH" Tower, here in Chicago.

Cheers,
aussiehinz



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/20 20:52 by aussiehinz.

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Love that first photo!  Thanks for them all. 


Nickatnight

 

Super like first photo.  NICD #1000 looks awesome in "South Shore" scheme compared to the gray it wore for so many years.  NICD #1001 is definitely a nice addition.  Thanks for the posting.  ALLEN

Cool photos - what's with the mini-platforms on top of the NICT diesel's roofs?  

Probably for PTC antennas and GPS