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May 1943. Bensenville, Illinois. Section crew of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad taking up track. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Office of War Information.
They are removing a switch and replacing it with straight track. You can see the gauge bar sitting across the rails, so they're not removing the track completely. You can also see the tie impressions in the ballast in the foreground, they are apparently removing several yard tracks.
…a diorama (in the standard size, at least).
I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day ...
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