One of the railroad's new E9 units pulls a one car mid-day train to Elgin, Ill.

A real hot box. I had never seen one before and I don't recall whether the coach was used again back to Chicago that day.

Rock Island RS-3 486 departs Joliet with three cars for Chicago on a flawless, sunny June day.

An eight car Rock Island commuter train is about to stop at Englewood station.

Late evening with NW GP40 1372 leading a commuter train through Forest Hill Crossing

Rock Island commuter trains with CRI&P 675 (F7A), 662 (E8A), and 676 (F7A), resting at La Salle Street Station in Chicago. Verne Brummel (photographer) / Dave Cramer (photo editing). Visit our w... (more)

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad owned Dearborn Station in downtown Chicago and provided access and terminal facilities for Erie; Wabash; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; Monon; Atchison, Topeka & Sa... (more)

Rock Island 630 leads an outbound commutter train out of downtown Chicago in the summer of 1977.

BN E8 9938, formerly CB&Q 9938A, brakes to a stop at Stone Avenue station in La Grange with an eastbound dinky. 9938 would eventually be rebuilt for dedicated Chicago - Aurora suburban service an... (more)

Rock Island 664 leading an outbound commuter train out of downtown Chicago in this August 1977 scene.

GP 40 1372 with a late commutertrain

A pair of Rock Island trains meet in front of the Chicago skyline in this August 1977 view.

westbound METRA commuter train departing Belmont, IL station