This isn’t the one I’ve been promising. Hopefully, I should have that one pretty soon. Until then, try this one. Sorry about the low contrast. It was on a cloudy day, and the scan of it wasn’t too good (it was actually taken on Medium Format Film). Good luck!
Wow…not even a single guess? Well…how about a clue then:
This could have also been labeled an “Illinois Where Is It?” question.
Chris - not sure exactly where you are at, but for extra credit - might look for what mudchickens and good safety people see in the photo that makes them awfully nervous.
Chris: is it somewhere in Illinois?[:o)]
Mudchicken: is it all that “junk” hanging down, that might not have enough clearence for a train to pass under?
Murph: Nope, they have hinges and can be moved up above 22’-6". But you are getting close.
MC,
Does it have to do with the position the chutes were left in? Should they have been “retracted” after their last use?
BTW, Murph, it is in IL! [swg]
How 'bout standing in the gauge?
Nope on all counts…Somebody figure out where Chris was.
I want to say Waterman, IL. Near the intersection of Il 23 and US 30.
It wasn’t Watseka again, was it? It doesn’t look like the main line I’m more familiar with.
I would be worried about all of the whatever-it-is on the ground that would be a hindrance to drainage, collect runoff from the main line, and–if it’s grain–be pretty disgusting after a while. I also don’t think too much of the side clearances there.
Not Waterman or Watseka, (though the latter is getting into the neighborhood).
Clifton.
Not Clifton.
Momence, near the crossing with NS.
Gettin’ Colder Pop_Z.
Attaboy for Carl - It would appear that the BeauJohn/Agridummies added-on to the side of their elevator which leads to fatal consequences for trainmen. The sorry drainage just adds to the potential nightmares. Illinois Commerce Commission should be taking the track out of service until the offending encroachment is removed. (I can just hear the whining from the elevator operator now…)
Momence it is! You must’ve changed your answer Pop_Z. Sorry I didn’t catch it until this morning. Congratulations!
They just had within the last 10 months two trains collide at the diamond (Nov. 25). I don’t believe anyone was killed, but two locomotives and 45 cars on the ground.