I was too young to be with my Dad on this one. Three GM&O SD40s lead an extra through Joliet, Illinois circa 1971/1972. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo.

The sun is setting quickly as GM&O F3(A) arrives at Joliet, Illinois with the "Plug" commuter train in December 1974. I was with my Dad on this day taking photos with an Instamatic, but... (more)

The "Plug" Juliet-Chicago commuter was popular with railfans in the 1970s because it regularly ran with former GM&O F3s. My father really lucked out on this one, getting former GM&O F... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf F3A 883-A, still in full Gulf Mobile & Ohio paint (as the merger is only a few months old), is seen here with GM&O E7A 101 (the former Alton 101). GM&O 883-A was built in Ju... (more)

A red-and-white GP38 greets the dawn in Tuscaloosa, with more GM&O GP38s visible in the background. That freshly-painted orange shed near the turntable breaks the spell, though. This is ICG terr... (more)

After dropping a transfer at S&NA Yard (L&N & SCL), the crew heads engine-light back to the former GM&O West End Yard. The sun is setting old Alcos like 1108, but they have hung on in the EMD-hea... (more)

Headed back to West End after delivering a cut to SCL/L&N.

GM&O 883-A leads GM&O #17 out of Chicago with 3 cars.

Spring rains have flooded the open-air inspection pit, so the pumping begins.

ICG has been a fact of life for a couple of years, which is more time than these Alcos have left.

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio F3A 807B, Burlington Northern F7A 634 in former Great Northern Big Sky Blue colors, GM&O F3A 805A and GM&O SD40 905 at ICG Homewood yard. Photo from my collection, no photograp... (more)

At Illinois Central Gulf's Homewood yard, 14 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio GP38's in storage, in June 1975.

The IC Oak St. yard would soon change with the Paducah & Louisville taking over the operation in a matter of days. On this day ICG GP10's and a GM&O GP35 wait for their next assignment.

11 years after its merger with Illinois Central, a four-pack of GM&O GP35s leads a northbound empty coal train under the sempahores at Joliet. Tom Golden photo.