An Indiana Harbor Belt freight train rolls underneath the old Rock Island overpass, now owned and run by Metra and used by Iowa Interstate Railroad, at Blue Island, Illinois, on a rainy October 10... (more)
a Rock Island Alco C415 # 419 works the roads yard at Blue Island in August 1978 these units were common in the Chicago area. and were used a lot on transfer runs
Rock Island EMD E9A 662 leads a 4 unit set of E and F units for a freight train. The new RTA F40s freed up some of these units from there Commuter train roles making for a strange looking set of... (more)