By the time this photo was taken, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton had become part of CN subsidiary Grand Trunk Western. Power rests at the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard near Midway Airport.
My favorite railroad when I was young and even today. When I was growing up I can remember seeing these big orange beasts lumbering around the Jackson shops and yard.
Not
just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.