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Illinois Passenger Trains Before Amtrak
To the North, South, East and West, the Land of Lincoln offered plenty of colorful passenger trains.
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Photo ID: 331735

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD FP45
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 104
Train ID: El Capitan
Photo Date: September 01, 1969


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jul 17, 2010

Views: 10,569
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Photo ID: 331731

Railroad: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF)
Locomotive: EMD F3(A)
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: ATSF 25C
Train ID: Super Chief
Photo Date: September 01, 1969


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jul 17, 2010

Views: 8,761
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Photo ID: 328180

A "President" class P7c leads a passenger train past John's camera on the south side, the hogger about to acknowledge him. #5309 was "President Polk", and by this date must have been relegated to... (more)

Railroad: Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BO 5309
Train ID: mail-express
Photo Date: August 11, 1956


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By: John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com

Added: Jun 15, 2010

Views: 9,780
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Photo ID: 327068

Second unit is GP9 #4910

Railroad: Grand Trunk Western
Locomotive: EMD GP9
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: GTW 4910
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 13, 1964


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jun 05, 2010

Views: 5,840
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Photo ID: 316071

This is one of my favorite Pennsy photos. PRR EMD E8a 5768 and an EMD E7A pause at Englewood Union Station in southeast Chicago, making a station stop. Englewood was a major junction between the P... (more)

Railroad: Pennsylvania Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PRR 5768
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: Unknown


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By: James Humbert

Added: Mar 04, 2010

Views: 10,299
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Photo ID: 270400

The B&O would soon abandon Grand Central for the CNW Station until Amtrak brought B&O trains to Union Stration. For a shot of the B&O in CNW Station see: http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/sh... (more)

Railroad: Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BO 1452
Train ID: BO 6, Capitol Lmtd
Photo Date: December 12, 1967


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Feb 05, 2009

Views: 9,604
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Photo ID: 270399

A perfect ABA set.

Railroad: Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: BO 1444
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 13, 1964


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Feb 05, 2009

Views: 12,161
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Photo ID: 267918

The Quad Cities Rocket Behind the baggage car is round-end observation dome lounge car of DRG&W heritage "Big Ben" serving breakfast. Because the train was not turned in the afternoon (o... (more)

Railroad: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (Rock Island)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CRIP 652
Train ID: CRIP 6
Photo Date: March 29, 1971


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jan 19, 2009

Views: 6,338
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Photo ID: 267853

Westbound

Railroad: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (Rock Island)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CRIP 644
Train ID: Peoria Rocket
Photo Date: March 31, 1964


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jan 18, 2009

Views: 7,263
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Photo ID: 267852

An E7 and 2 E8s elephant style, eastbound in the morning.

Railroad: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (Rock Island)
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CRIP 641
Train ID: Rocky Mountain Rocket
Photo Date: March 21, 1965


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Jan 18, 2009

Views: 8,531
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Photo ID: 266697

It's 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, and patrons disembark from The Limited at Springfield about 60 days before this named-train would become a part of the disappearing railroad blues in the U.S. M... (more)

Railroad: Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: GMO 102
Train ID: 1
Photo Date: February 28, 1971


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By: Gerald Van Alstyne

Added: Jan 10, 2009

Views: 6,377
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Photo ID: 266269

Longtime NWI-NRHS (Rockford, IL.) member Gerald Van Alstyne rode a Chicago to Springfield roundtrip the chapter sponsored prior to startup of Amtrak service. The group rode to Springfield on the ... (more)

Railroad: Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Locomotive: EMD E7(A)
Location: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: GMO 102
Train ID: 1
Photo Date: February 28, 1971


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By: Gerald Van Alstyne

Added: Jan 07, 2009

Views: 9,331
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Photo ID: 266250

Longtime NWI-NRHS (Rockford, IL.) member Gerald Van Alstyne rode a Chicago-Springfield pre-Amtrak day fan trip. The group took an all-rail routing utilizing regularly scheduled trains, via the GM... (more)

Railroad: Illinois Central Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E9(A)
Location: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: IC 4035
Train ID: 22
Photo Date: February 28, 1971


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By: Gerald Van Alstyne

Added: Jan 06, 2009

Views: 10,190
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Photo ID: 264556

The Broadway Limited a couple months before Amtrak day.

Railroad: Penn Central
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: PC 4305
Train ID: PC 48
Photo Date: March 03, 1971


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Dec 23, 2008

Views: 6,354
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Photo ID: 261708

Tom Harris sent this location information. "Your photo of the Land O' Corn was taken crossing Corbin St. The empty track immediately left of the train was Case Siding."

Railroad: Illinois Central Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E9(A)
Location: Rockford, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: IC 4040
Train ID: Land O' Corn
Photo Date: July 29, 1964


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By: Marty Bernard

Added: Nov 28, 2008

Views: 8,263
Comments: 3

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