Bensenville FM's along Green Street

Rock Island Quad City train approaches La Salle St. station My 70's Photos: https://www.railpictures.net/album/8659/

Wagons East. The third and final day of Diesel Days saw a few rain downpours, but when BN 9976, SLRG 102 and SLRG 515 led the coach train through Seeman Road, the sun made a few nice appear... (more)

Burlington Northern #9976 shows off its fresh paint touch-ups at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Illini with former CNW long distance bilevels makes stop at Kewaunee

Rock Island train from Quad Cities arriving chicago

Light Engine Move at 21st Street

PRR At CPLs. Juniata Terminal Railroad's former Pennsylvania Railroad E8As 5809 and 5711 were the power for an excursion special for the American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AA... (more)

Rock Island E8's 652 and 655 leads the daily inter-city Quad Cities Rocket at Blue Island, Illinois on May 12, 1973. The railroad initially declined to hand passenger operations over to Amtra... (more)

Back to back A units are in charge of SP train 99, the Coast Daylight, at Glendale California in 1958. Otto Conrad Perry photo, my collection.

The Rock Island continued their own passenger service past Amtrak startup The Rock Island train from the Quad Cities nears LaSalle Street Station.

If Rock Island had adopted an all-yellow paint scheme in anticipation of the doomed UP merger this might have been the result; an all yellow E8 661 former UP 941 glow in early morning light a... (more)

Broadway Limited approaches 21st lift bridge

Capitol Limited arriving CNW station

CaterParrott Railnet’s “Azalea Sprinter” crosses the Alapaha River near Willacoochee, GA, with the 2pm River Flyer excursion train.