An inbound Metra commuter train shoves under the PRR signal bridge at CP Morgan, with a former Amtrak Surfliner F59PHI providing the power for the train.

CTA Brown Line train 1225, the Holiday Train, snakes south by the Merchandise Mart.

On a rainy day, one of Rock Island's five BL2s leads a commuter train in Chicago. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

Burlington Northern EMD SD40 No. 6318 displays a hybrid paint scheme at the locomotive facility at Cicero Yard on August 25, 1990. The standard paint scheme that BN had at since the beginning with... (more)

BCOL 4617 West is seen leading U709 through the Near South Side of downtown Chicago.

A pair of Union Pacific GP15's work at UP's California Avenue Coach Yard, switching out cars to ready train sets for the evening rush. These GP15's are equipped with long drawbars in order to clea... (more)

Metra #402, freshly painted to honor the State of Illinois and Milwaukee Road heritage unit #405 work together to shove from the Western Avenue Yard to Chicago Union Station. After taking on passe... (more)

EMD didn't have many misses in the 1950s, but the Aerotrain sure was one. Intended to be the future of inter-city passenger service, the Rock Island quickly relegated them to Chicago commuter ser... (more)

Rock Island E7(A) 642 and DL-105 622 lead a passenger train in Chicago in the early 1960s R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

1 of the 10 remaining BCOL barn units leads U709 through the condos on the Near South Side at 16th & Wabash Ave.

Amtrak power awaits its next assignment at the Amtrak shops in downtown Chicago. On the head of these two tracks is on of the GE B32-8WH's and a Siemens Charger for Illinois state sponsored servic... (more)

An ABBBA set of F7s leads a train out of Dearborn Station in Chicago, IL. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

The Rock Island ceased operation 40 years ago today. Less than two years earlier, old and new Rock Island commuter trains are being cleaned after dropping off morning commuters.

Pennsylvania Railroad Alco FA2 9614 rests at the old 59th street yard in Chicago in the fall of 1964. original from my collection