Shoving, hump tower in view

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Shoving, hump tower in view

Operations

The footbridge over the eastbound receiving track affords this view of the hump, as humper 7112 finishes off no. 92 from Kankakee. The south bypass track and pocket are in the foreground (the latter a handy place for special-move cars, do-not-hump cripples, oversize loads, etc.). The hump building houses, from the ground up, crew facilities, yard office, electronic hardware, yardmaster and route director, and trainmaster. The diesel shop and fueling facilities are in the right background, above the 7112's hood. The three combination humpers such as the one performing here were retired not long afterwards in favor of 1200-HP EMD switchers in tandem.

Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor

5x7 glossy photo

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Yard

DFT-1b, DHT-1a

#7112, #450

Elkhart, IN

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