Rick Island 643 leads an outbound commuter train (with open air coaches) out of Chicago in August 1977.
Rock Island's classic E6 running in commuter service on beautiful afternoon in Chicago.
Rock Island yard engine Liberal KS
westbound departing Rock Island 92nd Street yard on south side of Chicago
Pratt Kansas Rock Island depot
An E8 and E7 lead a 12 car commuter train to the end of the evening run at Joliet,Ill. The cars were built in the 20's.
Rock Island U30C 4587 heads the line of a dozen dead and forlorn U-boats waiting their final fate on a siding at Silvis, Illinois on March 26, 1989.
I loved the sound of these in Run 8.
Back when liquidation seemed unthinkable.
Private Cars lined up at Kansas City Union Station
