A pair of INRD 90's have been doing the honors for the CP this week move their hotshot train 182/183 between Bensenville, IL, and Minneapolis, MN. This pair and a CP GE rumble eastbound in the early morning near WEBCO. This pair has mainly working alone, but a hefty 6500 foot stack train today might be the reason why the CP added a GE to help out?
Photos showing the railroad pole lines. The pole line used four basic electrical circuits - telegraph, telephone, signaling, and power. Modern technologies of fiber optics, microwave, radio, satellite, and computers have been replacing the pole lines.