A Rock Island E-Unit shares the diesel shop at KCS Knoche Yard with newer power from the same builder. This old girl is finally on its way to new beginnings in Iowa on the IANR.

A younger railfan has his photo taken with the 1953-built E unit, while the train prepares to depart the wye in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.

"Hey wait, where's the rest of the train?" The trainset has been re-positioned at the Zephyr pit then dropped off, and the railfan throngs have gone home. The cold wind off the lake rakes throug... (more)

A pair of Rock Island E-Units rest at KCS Knoche Yard after running up here as a light engine move behind a BNSF Dash-9 out of Ottawa, KS, and their former home on the Midland Railway, an operatin... (more)

Smoke on! AZER 6070 passes under the Pennsy signal bridge at Racine Avenue, leaving the windy city behind.

An ABBBBA hookup of E units on a eastbound freight.

Arizona Eastern E8 #6070 is on point of the Amtrak special that ran from Chicago Union Station up to Sturtevant, Wisconsin. The train is seen here on the return trip from on top of the bridge in R... (more)

Arizona and Eastern 6070 throttles up and speeds out of Chicago on its way to Sturtevant with a passenger special

With it's RS5T blaring, Arizona Eastern Railway 6070 blasts by the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant and over a couple of crossings as it works it's way back south towards Chicago Union Station.

On a beautiful afternoon in Chicago, the AZER 6070 pulls out of Chicago Union Station, preparing to wye its passenger train.

Returning from a trip to Sturtevant, WI - Iowa Pacific's "brunch train" returns back to Chicago, passing still-manned Tower A5 on Chicago's west side. NOTE: Taken on Metra property with permission... (more)

WIth a plume of smoke provided by engineer Craig Willett, Iowa Pacific's Friday Night Dinner train ducks under the PRR position lights at Racine Avenue on Chicago's near west side. Special thanks ... (more)

A wonderful change of pace from the red GEs... the Pullman Sleeping Car Co. brunch charter rolls back into Illinois.