Tom Golden photo.
The date is September 15, 1985, and it may be Union Pacific by this time, but the locomotive tracks at Yard Center in Dolton, Illinois, sure look like Missouri Pacific. And not a yellow one to be ... (more)
The infamous MoPac "War Wagon." Information below courtesy of J.D. Santucci from Trainweb: In the Chicago area owing to some problems with a few of the neighbors and a Conductor getting robbed w... (more)
Reminder of the railroad that "used" to pass through town.
Morning shadows are still long as the fireman manages the water spout, and the engineer performs his time-honored task of oiling around.