The Rock Island continued their own passenger service past Amtrak startup The Rock Island train from the Quad Cities nears LaSalle Street Station.
If Rock Island had adopted an all-yellow paint scheme in anticipation of the doomed UP merger this might have been the result; an all yellow E8 661 former UP 941 glow in early morning light a... (more)
Storms rolling through as METX 148 Village of Fox Lake leaves outbound from Olgive Transportation Center, in downtown Chicago, Illinois
City of New Orleans outbound from Chicago crosses South Branch of Chicago River on St. Charles Airline Bridge
Broadway Limited approaches 21st lift bridge
Rock Island's GP-7's were not equipped for suburban service, and so 1217 must be functioning as a switcher or pilot rather than the motive power for the whole train. That duty is probably going ... (more)
Danville train arrives Chicago south of Dearborn Station
Combined Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, Afernoon Zephyr depart Chicago. Zephyr Section with Cal Zephyr Silver Lookout
Combined Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, Afernoon Zephyr depart Chicago. North Coast Section
Combined Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, Afernoon Zephyr depart Chicago. Builder Section
Combined Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, Afernoon Zephyr depart Chicago.
Grand Trunk Western Maple Leaf departs Chicago for Toronto.
Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago
Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago. Consist reflects loss of mail contracts after 1967.
