Longtime NWI-NRHS (Rockford, IL.) member Gerald Van Alstyne rode a Chicago-Springfield pre-Amtrak day fan trip. The group took an all-rail routing utilizing regularly scheduled trains, via the GM... (more)
Longtime NWI-NRHS (Rockford, IL.) member Gerald Van Alstyne rode a Chicago to Springfield roundtrip the chapter sponsored prior to startup of Amtrak service. The group rode to Springfield on the ... (more)
The Hawkeye has arrived in this late 1960s view.
The Limited makes a station stop at Springfield. The train was due in at 2:30P, departing Chicago Union Station at 11:10A, perfect timing to have Sunday dinner aboard the train. Roundtrip fare: ... (more)
Earlier in August of '75 during its nationwide tour, the AFT duties had been handed off by the RDG 2101 (AFT #1) to the SP 4449 when the two rendezvoused at Proviso. But it almost didn't happen. ... (more)
It's 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, and patrons disembark from The Limited at Springfield about 60 days before this named-train would become a part of the disappearing railroad blues in the U.S. M... (more)
As seen from the cab of the Flying Scotsman, which happened to be parked on a house track for display, a GM&O meet is captured at Joliet. UD Tower and Joliet Union Station are behind the photogra... (more)
On his way to board the GM&O's Limited for Springfield with fellow NWI-NRHS members, Gerald saw this Q power idling in the shed and snapped this picture.
