In March 1984, an Illinois Central Gulf freight train led by Gulf, Mobile & Ohio GP30 No. 506 enters Peoria & Pekin Union’s yard at Creve Coeur, near East Peoria, Illinois.

Gulf Mobile and Ohio evening commuter train, the plug, arrives at Joliet Union Station.

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio EMD GP38 sits next to Illinois Central Gulf SD20 No. 2016 at ICG’s Kansas City, Missouri, roundhouse on December 7, 1985.

We're about to depart on what appears to be #9 the North Coast Hiawatha but before that I got to get a shot of that venerable old E7 next to us with the Hostler's taking it out to the Milwaukee Sh... (more)

GM&O Alco S2 No.12 switching cars at Springfield, Illinois. This unit began its life on the Alton Railroad in 1944 and would have a thirty-plus year career before being retired by the Illinois C... (more)

GM&O Alco FA-1 No.733. Most of GM&O's FA's were slightly different than those of all other roads as they had smaller grilles around their lower placed headlight, as well as a curved trim piece ... (more)

GM&O Electro-Motive Motor Car 2508 was built in 1928 for the Chicago & Alton. Westbound train #9 with motor car 2508 and trailer 2553, is making its station stop at the joint GM&O/CB&Q depot at... (more)

GM&O 1900 was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Co. of Pascagoula, Mississippi, the only locomotive ever built by the company. Designated as a 4-S model B-B 1500hp, spent its life in occasional loc... (more)

GM&O GP38-2 No.723 with F3 803A, BN F7 634 former GN unit, and IC GP7 7961.

GM&O Alco FA-1 752 at Wanilla, Mississippi. GM&O had 55 FA-1s numbered 700-754. Photo part of my slide collection, photographer unknown.

Southbound #1 The Limited crossing the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway and passing Ridgely tower in Springfield, Illinois. Its October 04, 1959. Photo taken from my slide collection, No photog... (more)

GM&O EMD SD40 numbered 901-921, built in 1966.

Northbound #4, The Limited, is making its station stop at Springfield station on August 16, 1968.

GM&O northbound freight No.28 with an F3A-B-B-A lashup on July 26, 1964 at Lawndale, Illinois. Photo part of my slide collection, No photographer listed on slide.