I have no idea what those people down there were doing. The SD7 however was ex-CB&Q 309. The dinkey is inbound just minutes from leaving Aurora has a generator car on the rear.

BN E9 9986, formerly CB&Q 9986A, forwards a morning, Chicago-bound suburban train eastbound just east of the River Road crossing west of Naperville, IL. These were the days before all trains carr... (more)

These are four coaches in the 7300 series with generators added (nearest end) to power the galley cars since the Q's E-units had steam generators for conventional cars and no HEP.

Became BN #97.

Early F units usually came in set of 4, i.e., ABBA. The CB&Q found that for most trains on its mostly flat railroad ABA sets were sufficient so the ABBAs were broken into ABs with another newer A ... (more)

Burlington K-2 class 4-6-0 637 was built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in November 1892 as Burlington & Missouri River 309. In 1949 this locomotive was refitted with a diamond stack for exh... (more)

Burlington 4-6-4 4000 was built in 1930 as No. 3002, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. The S-4 class locomotives had 78-inch drivers, boiler pressure of 250 pounds per square inch, and 25x28-inch c... (more)

Burlington K-2 class 4-6-0 637 was built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in November 1892 as Burlington & Missouri River 309. In 1949 this locomotive was refitted with a diamond stack for exh... (more)

Burlington K-2 class 4-6-0 637 was built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in November 1892 as Burlington & Missouri River 309. In 1949 this locomotive was refitted with a diamond stack for exh... (more)

Burlington 4-6-4 4000 was built in 1930 as No. 3002, a member of class S-4, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. This class had 78-inch drivers, boiler pressure of 250 pounds per square inch, and 25x2... (more)

An EMD E9 is stopped at Aurora with the westbound NP NORTH COAST LIMITED. This train always had the cleanest E units the few times that I saw it. This was my "Burlington day" during that week but ... (more)

A heavy early spring snow blankets northern Illinois as five light units approach the junction of the Galesburg main and the Minneapolis main. Cowl-bodied F45 6603 seems a natural to be leading t... (more)

What is a Northwestern suburban train doing at Aurora on the BN? Actually, it is the second night that Amtrak 347 to W. Quincy operated with the C&NW long-distance, intercity bi-levels. The C&NW... (more)