SDP40F 642, Chicago, IL rescan

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SDP40F 642, Chicago, IL rescan
SDP40F 642, Chicago, IL rescan

Here's another rescan that I had finished shortly before my wife, Nancy, had died. I originally posted this shot about ten years earlier. I just got through processing it, something I need to get back to doing because it could help me recover from her loss, which has been a real struggle. I need to stay busy and I'm hoping that processing thees slides will help.

As for the train, I'm guessing it's the Lone Star coming up to Roosevelt Road on its way into Union Station. I don't think that the Lone Star, which was Amtrak's replacement for Santa Fe's Texas Chief, carried any domes. It's May of 1975 and you can tell this era was not Amtrak's shining moment. And check out the track that the train is traversing as it heads for the station. I can hear the rails betting which one will tip over first. Believe it on not but the Lone Star might come back to life. A bill to have the government determine what long distance trains will run instead of Amtrak. The bill has passed with bi-lateral support, so there could be an interesting future ahead for this train. Sadly, there wont be any SDP's up front on the new trains.

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Taken on: May 26, 1975
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Camera: Plustek OpticFilm 7600 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Plustek OpticFilm 7600
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Aperture 3.6
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