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Published: 2009-05-04 00:32:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 422; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 4
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Part of a series of pictures, some previously posted...Eastbound UP Challenger 3985 waits at the home signal before crossing the J as a westbound Metra Scoot bounces through
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What struck me more than the age difference was the paint scheme on those multilevels... Somehow fascinating, I don't know why...
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That was the original RTA scheme. When the railroads gave up running these trains originally it was the RTA that took over. Later the authority transferred to Metra. The RTA still exists but more as an umbrella funding body rather than an operational one. That sets the stage for annual political battles.
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Yeah, even that gallery car is closer in age to the steamer than the F40.
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...but wouldn't it be great if you could!
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your telling me generations apart! my gawd! isn't the RTA paint scheme from 1994 and older , but that engine is normal... but carrying old cars... AND WHAT IS WITH THE STEAM ENGINE! how do these random combinations pass each other?
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lol... exactly... there they are... I just took the picture
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that was great luck! OMG wow !
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