Ex- NYC R-2 Electric Locomotive switching a cement plant ta Bendix. Collection of James Humbert.

Rare Baldwin cab unit consist rests between assignments at Communipaw. Collection of James Humbert.

In 1886, the Wisconsin Central Railroad had formed a new railway company, called the Chicago and Great Western Railroad (C&GW) to build a new line from a connection with the WC at Forest Park into... (more)

"Little Joe" GE 803 (Originally destined for USSR but diverted to USA during Stalin era) rests alongside ex-NYC R-2 704 at the shop complex in Michigan City. Collection of James Humbert.

MU 102 running down the middle of the street on its way to downtown passenger terminal before it was cut back to Bendix. Collection of James Humbert.

Our "Something is where it shouldn't be" department presents this photo. C&NW SW1200 1214 is swallowed up by swamp land vegetation as she switches cars on C&NW's isolated terminal trackage along t... (more)

Chicago Short Line EMD SW1500 31 and EMD SW1001 29 are close to finishing their run from LTV Steel Corporation's Indiana Harbor Works and 98th Street Yard, which they are entering after running we... (more)

BRC C424 604 and 602 shove a transfer train around the northwest leg of the wye from BRC to Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad rails at 75th Street (Forest Hill) Interlocking Tower. Once t... (more)

Besides being a railroad town, Riverdale, IL also is a steelmaking center. Located along the Little Calumet River's east bank was Acme Steel, later Interlake Steel and, eventually again, Acme Stee... (more)

I liked photographing in places where I didn't belong! Evidence of that fact is illustrated here. I was hiking along the eastern plant gate at Republic Steel Corporation's Chicago Works, when I sp... (more)

Collection of James Humbert.

Commuter service F7A rests between assignments at C&NW's M-19A engine facility just west of downtown Chicago. Ronald Plazotta photo, James Humbert collection.