
Amtrak's Monday/Wednesday/Friday train to Indianapolis, #850/851, the Hoosier State, is the train that takes over for the Chicago-to-DC #50/51, the Cardinal, but only as far as Indianapolis. It's so short it's almost a commuter run, kept alive only by the necessity to shuttle equipment back and forth to Beech Grove Shops in Indianapolis, and therefore, odd mixes of shop-bound equipment often shows up, either in revenue service on the train or not! Here at 74th St on Chicago's south side, it has one freshly-rehabbed Genesis unit, and another heading to the shops, a "buffer" (ex-baggage) car in Phase III paint, and just two revenue coaches. Check out the Sears Tower in the background!
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