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A black Illinois Central switcher numbered 1495, coupled to a second black switcher, stands on a yard track beside a gravel road, with a man photographing it and a gray coil car and a tank car on the tracks at left. — Download original ↓

c. 1988 to 2001

Illinois Central switchers 1495 and 15[?]9 in a rail yard on an overcast autumn day.

Date: c. 1988 to 2001Estimated from the photograph; no date was written on the print.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Illinois Central
Equipment: EMD SW14
Fleet numbers: Illinois Central 1495

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