Thomas Szczesniak Jr. photo.

A trio of BN GEs leads an empty coal train west on the B&OCT to connect back to home rails. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of BN EMDs passes through Berwyn with an intermodal train. Tom Golden photo.

A MKM rebuild pulls a cut of double stack cars along the BN's Racetrack. Tom Golden photo.

Fresh out of the paint booth, BN's Pulling for Freedom SD60M sits outside the Cicero Yard roundhouse awaiting its first revenue move. Tom Golden photo.

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, EMD held an open house at its McCook facility. Opening the plant to the public, the open house included the ability for guests to walk through the producti... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

A trio of Southern Pacific EMDs leads an autorack train out of the BN's Cicero Yard. Tom Golden photo.

In the late 1970s, the Rock Island began testing a Fiat Railbus for commuter service in the Chicagoland area. The Railbus is seen passing through Blue Island on a September day. Tom Golden photo... (more)

As a 2-car passenger train heads toward Chicago, a Rock Island NW2 brings a cut of cars out of the south end of Burr Oak Yard. Tom Golden photo.

Led by an L-window Geep, an ICG freight heads north past one of the leads into the Woodcrest Locomotive Shop which was electrified when the IC handled Chicago commuter operations. Tom Golden phot... (more)

At 00:39 on 01/17/69, southbound Illinois Central passenger train #25 led by a trio of E-units collided with a northbound freight that went past a red signal at Indian Oaks. Three people, includi... (more)

At 00:39 on 01/17/69, southbound Illinois Central passenger train #25 led by a trio of E-units collided with a northbound freight that went past a red signal at Indian Oaks. Three people, includi... (more)

On September 17th 1989, EMD celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open house that displayed many locomotives representing the company's rich history. This view shows the line waiting to take a ... (more)

On September 17th 1989, EMD celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open house that displayed many locomotives representing the company's rich history. This view shows just a small sampling of th... (more)