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Dix and Industrial is the more exact location

Could have had something to do with the railcar resting against the transmission line structure? That would be difficult to assess at night, the actual potential of it collapsing. If a live transmission line fell onto the train, then you have a shock hazard throughout the entire length of the train.

trainjunkie47 wrote:Could have had something to do with the railcar resting against the transmission line structure? That would be difficult to assess at night, the actual potential of it collapsing. If a live transmission line fell onto the train, then you have a shock hazard throughout the entire length of the train.

I think you are looking at one of the yard light towers.

You're correct. It is a light tower. I just looked at the scene on Google Earth.