Amtrak Chicago Yard Photographs

Photographs from a tour of the Amtrak Chicago Yard and Car Shops.

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• 01-03: Wheel Truing Machine grinds wheels to be shiney and round
• 04-04: Wheels on a track in the car shop
• 05-05: Equipment in the car shop
• 06-06: Old waste removal truck in the car shop

• 07-07: Equipment in the car shop
• 08-08: Floor cleaning truck in the car shop
• 09-09: Fork lift carrying wheels. Yellow pole is jack to lift up one side of train car.
• 10-10: Assorted Amtrak passenger cars in the yard
• 11-11: Amtrak employee cars. Yard engine in background.
• 12-12: Employee tags in boxes indicating worker is on train not to be moved.

• 13-14: Fans used to suck the dust out of the car while air vents are cleaned.
• 15-15: Chicago skyline past Amtrak buildings and employee parking.
• 16-16: Superliner Dining Car in the yard.
• 17-17: Assorted passenger cars: Viewliner, Superliner, Heritage & Amfleet
• 18-18: Computer tracking of batteries & maintenance in the "WAD BOX".
• 19-19: Snow covered wheels in front of a Amtrak Superliner.
• 20-20: Chicago Skyline past a Superliner train in the yard.

• 21-21: Amtrak Viewliner in the yard.
• 22-22: This Superliner was damaged in the derailment of the Pioneer in January 1997.