CN L585 heads west back towards Clinton, Illinois with IC 1035 leading. Here they go through Roberts, a town established in 1872 when the railroad came through.
IC 1025 crosses the diamond at 16th Street with Chicago's beautiful downtown skyline in the background. Still guarding the Rock Island/Illinois Central diamond is 16th Street Tower.
A408 crosses the diamond at Gilman with IC 1027 leading the way today. The diamond was once an IC/PRR diamond but is now a CN/TPW diamond. To the right is the former depot that now serves as a CN ... (more)