Sunset at the Brighton Park, IL crossing in November of 1990. The hand operated semaphores were a throwback to a different era until they were removed in 2007.
It looks like Conrail, but white patches under the cab window indicates this locomotive has already been assimilated into Norfolk Southern. A train passes through the classic interlocking at Brigh... (more)
All track work comes to a halt as Amtrak Lincoln Service train #351 roll past the semaphores at BRIGHTON PARK. The switchtender in the shanty had delayed an NS freight for over 30 minutes to give... (more)
As night falls on the Brighton Park interlocking, a NS southbound streaks over the diamond. As of tommorow night, this view will be no longer as all the semaphores and switch tower equipment is to... (more)
A BNSF stack train heads west through the semophores at Brighton Park. Work is being done to automatic this manual junction with a rumored cutover of July 4, 2007.