A Rock Island F7A leads a pair of bilevel commuter coaches west toward Joliet. Note the 1930s-era "Capone" coaches in the background that were in use until the railroad's demise. Tom G... (more)
Well, it has been a long time coming, but the Rock Island E's at MAC have finally shown themselves in the sunlight outside of the shop. My grandpa worked on both of these engines when he was worki... (more)
Rock Island F9M 4162 was born in 1948 as a Union Pacific F3A unit. UP rebuilt this and some other F3s into F9Ms in the late 1950s and eventually sold some to Rock Island. The 4162 is shown a littl... (more)