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The semaphores come down at Brighton Park
I made one last trip to Brighton Park, in Chicago, where the only manually operated junction left in US railroad operation is dismantled. The entire mega-junction has all the diamonds replaced along with the venerable semaphore signal towers, in service since 1944, and the shanty where the switchtender operated them by armstrong. NS contracted Cranemaster to do the work. Heartlandrails.com captured the last activity under the blades!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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CSXT 9034
 
 
 
 
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UP 7219
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METX 119
 
 
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AMTK 202
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PRR n/a
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ATSF n/a
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METX 121
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AMTK 18
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AMTK unk
AMTK 139
AMTK 139
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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UP 7693
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UP 3046
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DWP 403681
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CSXT 7357
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NS 
AMTK 20
AMTK 20
BNSF 9942
BNSF 9942
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BNSF 5763
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NS 2562
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NS 5128
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NS 6775