One year before shutdown this Eastbound freight approaches the EJ&E crossing toward its final destination of Blue Island IL.

Young ladies on bicycles await this unique ALCO product to clear the Vermont Street crossing in Blue Island IL. The Rocks 10 C415's were assigned to the Chicago Terminal Division during their ent... (more)

This location is much different today. CSX operates on this railroad and Iowa Interstate runs through here on trackage rights. The double track main is now single track and that signal still sta... (more)

The has-been Rock Island Bicentennial E-unit sits unused for the time being, alongside one of two remaining E6's in the country- Rock Island 630. Both engines have a unique backstory, one being t... (more)

DL-109 #623 with passenger train #21 pauses at Joliet station to load passengers before continuing west. James Lennon photo. Barry Lennon collection.

# 12's train being brought back from peoria, the last run of #11 was the night before.