RailPictures.Net Photo: BNSF 6204 BNSF Railway GE ES44AC at West of Somonauk, Illinois by Craig Williams

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» BNSF Railway (more..)
» GE ES44AC (more..)

» BNSF Mendota Sub
» West of Somonauk, Illinois, USA (more..)
» March 31, 2011

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The sun has set on another day as a loaded coal train pounds its way towards Chicago for interchange with an eastern railroad. Telegraph lines/poles and classic CB&Q signal bridges are disappearing in this area at a rapid pace.

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Railroad Pole Lines Album created by member Matt Weldon	Album Views: 32,008
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.

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