1971

Grand Trunk Western
Blue Island, Illinois (Blue Island Crossing)
July 26, 1971




A northbound Grand Trunk Western freight works through Blue Island Crossing, including switchers nos. 1501 and 1514 in the consist. As mentioned elsewhere, the tower behind the units is a highway watchman's tower, not the tower for the grade crossing with Broadway Street.




This page posted 11/1/2018. Text and photo ©2018 Lamont Downs.