Movie: A Day with Belt Railway of Chicago #552

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    Join the crew of the Belt Railway of Chicago's "Cookie Job". We ride in the cab and see the operation from the ground too. Learn about the EMD SW1200 switcher from the engineers. We'll also visit he Operation Center and see the dispatcher at work. This fascinating look at hard-core railroad switching, from a local job to yard switching... from "kicking cars" to assembling trains, we get to see it all.

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    1997-01-01

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