A beautiful CN graduate heads the museum's diesel passenger train in a recreation of a classic scene imitating CNW's prairie meanderings. The railroad was a great experience but we had a bonus, a... (more)
Westbound Chicago to Rock Island at Santa FE diamind.
Danville train arrives Chicago south of Dearborn Station
Former Penn Central F7(A) #1854 is first out in this lineup at Collinwood on December 28, 1978. A little on-line research shows that this one-time New York Central unit went to scrap in February o... (more)
UP's E units leading an officer's special down Cajon Pass on my birthday on March 14, 1999. It was a pleasant surprise for me since I didn't know they were running that day.
Combined Empire Builder, North Coast Limited, Afernoon Zephyr depart Chicago.
Looking in bad shape and wearing a Chessie number this unit probably has little time left.
Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago
Santa Fe Grand Canyon departing Chicago. Consist reflects loss of mail contracts after 1967.
Capitol Limited arriving CNW station
A passenger train headed south is decorated for the holiday with the classic tower in the background. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.
The CN 102, freshly painted, sits behind Woodcrest Shops. The Unit is longer with CN and has been donated to the Monticello Railway Museum.
In the late afternoon of a long career, E6 12 was still handling Nos. 11-12 between Kansas City and Dallas in December 1964. 12 had left EMC in April 1940 and worked until it was damaged in a Ju... (more)
C&O EMD E7 4515 is in charge at Chicago Illinois in May of 1962. R. Steinbrenner photo, from my collection.
Midnight Special from St.Louis arriving Chicago.
