East Bound by 19Paul

Photography • Transportation • posted on Apr 22, 2005

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Description

An east bound Metra commuter train heads into Chicago. The locomotive seen here (an EMD F40) is actually at the end of the train, pushing it. The engineer controls the train from a

Comments (3)

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kenmo

7:22PM | Fri, 22 April 2005

I like your subtle postwork...it really adds to the picture...

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escafeld

8:43PM | Thu, 12 May 2005

We have this 'push-pull configuration here in the UK. What bothers me, and it hasn't happened yet, is what about the massive forces applied by an 80ton loco pushing you into something else, if and when an accident occurs? Nice shot!

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Desgar

8:13AM | Wed, 29 August 2012

Very nice shot, and painterly postwork. I agree with Kenmo: the postwork is so subtle that I almost missed it until I looked at the car behind the locomotive.