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)

Broadway Limited approaches 21st lift bridge

Capitol Limited arriving CNW station

CaterParrott Railnet’s “Azalea Sprinter” crosses the Alapaha River near Willacoochee, GA, with the 2pm River Flyer excursion train.

Looks like a fresh paint job after a full restoration. Grills have not been applied yet.

A duo of E units painted in a classic New York Central scheme unfortunately haven't seen action in awhile.

A combined Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific train comes into Chicago. At this time the UP preferred the use of the Milwaukee Road tracks to come into Chicago versus the C&NW.

The Green Diamond makes a station stop. In the full size scan there appears to be a GP9 coupled to what looks like a baggage car on the rear.

The Broadway Limited running eastbound through Englewood with an E8 and E7 for power.

'The City of Grenada' curves through a reverse S curve on its way from Batesville, MS to Grenada, MS on a photo charter sponsored by NRHS Memphis Chapter and Iowa Pacific Holdings.

Northbound 216 makes a station stop.

Rolling out of Union Station bald PRR 4248 with 4268 leading train 22 The Manhattan Limited on its journey to New York on July 20, 1967. Photographer Al Holtz, from my collection.

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Sunday the mainline trains were running primarily with cab units. Here, SLRG 515 waits in Johnson siding with the Nebraska ... (more)

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Sunday the mainline trains were running primarily with cab units. Here, METX 308 waits in Johnson siding with the caboose t... (more)